Visibility Into Apps Over Hosts Database and Components

Visibility Into Apps Over Hosts Database and Components

Applications (apps) are very important for businesses. They control how the business works, how it interacts with customers, and how much revenue it brings to the business. The hosts, databases, and servers that these apps depend on, on the other hand, are often seen as liabilities. Organisations can also ensure the safety of these supporting components by protecting the app layer, which automatically protects the other components aligned with it.  

Apps are assets, Hosts and databases are assets.

Apps are the primary means of contact between customers and businesses. They are essential resources because they are in charge of providing services, managing data, and making sure that business continuity stays in place. On the other hand, hosts, databases, and other system components are necessary for these apps to work, but they don’t form a process or solution. Their complexity and reliance on several layers of software and hardware make them vulnerable that necessitates ongoing monitoring and security measures.

However, by securing the app layer, businesses will safeguard all underlying components such as hosts, database and API’s. Apps serve as the doorway to these systems; therefore, securing them first protects the entire environment, brand, and reputation, including hosts and databases, from threats and vulnerabilities.

Securing the App protects all components and stops securing through liabilities such as hosts or databases.

When businesses work to make apps safer, they're not just protecting the components; they're also protecting the whole brand that invests in these solutions. This covers data storage, server connectivity, and other processing layers. Companies make sure that strong security rules are followed throughout the whole system by putting in place strong security rules at the app level, such as encryption, access control, and monitoring. This method makes hosts, databases, and other components secure, which is good.

Given today’s digital landscape, where SaaS and ML play a crucial role for enterprises, it is essential to secure applications. Doing so addresses the issue of IT departments wasting efforts on securing hosts or databases that are not part of any asset or application.

Focusing on protecting apps as important business assets makes sure that all supporting parts, like hosts, API’s and databases, are also safe. This method lowers the number of security holes, makes managing security easier, and makes the system stronger overall. By protecting the app layer, businesses can lessen the risks that come with hosts, databases, and other parts, making the IT environment stronger and safer.

Sense7's advanced monitoring and security SIEMhelp businesses to secure through apps ensure they're following the rules and improve security across the whole fleet..  

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