Network security management, control management as a regulator to monitor and manage the security system placed in the server also needs to be a concern. Often, the server is also a target of attack, where malware developers are not the first two to create a special ransomware attacks the server.
Technical Consultant of PT Prosperita - ESET Indonesia, Yudhi Kukuh, stated that his party encourages the importance of choosing the right server platform for the company.
"The server is at the heart of the company's system security, its main function as a management control that manages, controls the performance of the security system makes it a vital object.Therefore, the choice of platform becomes crucial, because this is a fundamental element in a computer.If we compare one platform with another platform , Linux is most recommended because it has several advantages that are not owned by other platforms, "explained Yudhi, in Jakarta, Thursday (7/9).
ESET itself, said Yudhi, claimed 100 percent of Native Management Antivirus on Linux. This, he said, provides convenience to companies that have various infrastructure.
"Companies can still enjoy antivirus protection on all operating systems, and perform antivirus management on the Linux operating system," he explained.
ESET Remote Administrator (ERA) is an application for managing ESET products in a network environment, including workstations, servers and mobile devices from a single central location. By using ESET Remote Administrator Web Console (ERA Web Console) users can manage tasks, implement security policies, monitor system status and quickly respond to problems or threats on the computer remotely.
ERA applications, said Yudhi, can be installed on Windows and Linux servers in addition to supporting native hypervisors such as VMware vSphere / ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V and hypervisor hosts that typically run on desktop operating systems such as VMware Workstation, VMware Player, Oracle VirtualBox.
"By doing so, ERA's adaptive capabilities on multiple platforms will make it easier to implement on the corporate network making it more effective and efficient," Yudhi added.
If the company's computer system uses virtualization, ERA as a virtual appliance facilitates the deployment of ESET on multiple hosts at once, so the information displayed in ESET Remote Administrator will be the same as in the virtual machine server.
"Apart from that, ERA functions as a centralized management system and remote management keeps running to control the virtual machine and take the necessary actions through the web console," he explained.
The ease of deployment from host computers to guest computers can occur because of the role of OVA, the ESET virtualization extension to simplify ERA implementation. OVA is an installation package consisting of bundled ERA and Linux, when run will install both Linux and ERA operating systems at once. So IT companies no longer need to install one by one Linux and Era separately that can spend a lot of time.
"High stability, endurance and processing capabilities make Linux linearly comparable to ERA in OVA, and as open source, Linux can be used freely without the need for licenses or paid royalties, which can help in cutting large corporate expenditures, "Yudhi said.
"Another option that could be a consideration of the company is the security, lack of vulnerability and vulnerability of the Linux platform to narrow the space for cyber criminals to exploit," he concluded.
