Symantec Security Conference in Bishkek: Insider Threats and Traffic Protection

On March 31, a hands-on conference dedicated to the protection of corporate IT infrastructure was held in Bishkek, organized by the systems integrator Green Light with the support of the distributor MONT TECH Kyrgyzstan. Presales engineer Gulden Zhayshylyk presented an in-depth technical analysis of solutions from Symantec by Broadcom - a vendor whose technologies protect 60% of Fortune 500 companies.

The main topic was the transition from disparate security tools to a unified architecture capable of controlling data and access in the context of 2026 - an era of distributed teams, end-to-end traffic encryption, and the explosive growth of generative AI.

The Human Factor and "Invisible" Data: A New DLP Strategy

Opening the session on Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Gulden Zhayshylyk emphasized that today’s main threat comes not from external hackers, but from the company’s own employees. During the presentation, the architecture of Symantec DLP was examined in detail - a unified platform for monitoring all communication channels: Endpoint (workstation monitoring), Network (monitoring of email and web traffic), Discover (scanning of corporate storage systems). The OCR module, which prevents leaks via screenshots, was also discussed.

The End of the Era of Unchecked Admins: The Deployment of OnePAM

The second section focuses on privileged access management. According to Forrester Research, up to 80% of security breaches are linked to the compromise of administrator accounts. The Symantec OnePAM solution implements a Zero Trust model within the IT department: PAM proxy, real-time activity monitoring, and automatic password rotation.

Decryption and Filtering: Why You Need a Secure Web Gateway

The final component is web traffic protection. The Symantec Edge SWG solution acts as an intelligent intermediary between the user and the Internet: inspection of encrypted HTTPS/TLS traffic, URL filtering across 200+ categories, and management of 45,000 application signatures.