3 Significant Pillars of the Market: how we can employ some fundamental elements to increase your cyber security!

Companies worldwide have taken critical steps to secure their digital channels in the last few years. It is not a surprise that the growth of connected devices has increased security concerns. Every day, billions of devices are interconnected, making it possible - eventually - for anyone that can hack into your coffee maker and then access your entire network.

The interconnectivity has made businesses worldwide more prone to different security threats, minor to major. In addition, data sharing and privacy are becoming another concern. These issues are growing exponentially because of the abundant number of interconnected devices. Thus, some businesses store massive amounts of information generated by these devices. Hence, they need to find a method to store the data securely while safely accessing, tracking, and analyzing the enormous amounts of data for better decision-making.

Recently the increase of cyber-attacks has shown us that security and risk management should not be taken lightly. The connectivity of devices will allow computer hackers to create chaos through interconnected devices. Usually, these malicious actors seek unauthorized network access by finding exploits in non-critical systems such as network devices or web services. These systems tend to be less protected than critical systems and are less often patched or updated. After gaining access to a vulnerable system, the actor performs later movements to access high-value assets.

In the end, all the businesses that use networks can be targeted for customer data, corporate espionage, or customer attacks. So what can you do to improve the security?

Let's look at three significant pillars of the market; users, organizations, and technology, and learn how we can employ some fundamental elements to increase our cyber security!

Users

Users must understand and comply with basic cybersecurity principles like:

• choosing strong and unique passwords for each service;
• being wary of attachments in emails, even from known sources;
• backing up data regularly;

Organizations

Companies must have the role of Chief Security Officer in place and a well-respected framework to deal with both attempted and successful cyber-attacks that explain how you can:

• protect systems, including network and device segregation;
• reduce attack vectors by performing regular security audits;
• identify attacks;
• detect and react to threats, and quickly recover from successful attacks;

Technology

Technology is essential to give organizations and individuals the computer security tools needed to protect themselves from cyber-attacks.

Three main entities must be protected:

• endpoint devices like computers, smart devices, and routers;
• networks;
• the cloud;

So, what are you doing to protect yourself and your company? Which one of the fundamental elements you have implemented to increase your cyber security? Let's us know!

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