IOT increases your attack surfaces

With the growth of the internet of thing we have increased the attacked surfaces available to any would be hacker. We now offer suppliers access to our systems as well as customers. This offers any hacker the opportunity to reach your company through your supply chain partners and your customers. Security issues impact all types of digital systems. Intrusions or breaches constitute a nuisance at the least but also can compromise data or trigger unauthorized actions. Resulting problems for end users vary depending on their organization and systems. For industrial automation users, cyberattacks can lead to ruined product, damaged equipment and safety hazards. This means you must not only protect your network, digital systems and all data that resides on the network. If a hacker is able to penetrate your network he has access to the shop floor. With the growth of the internet of thing we have increased the attacked surfaces available to any would be hacker. Through supply chain integration we offer suppliers access to our systems. This increases your company’s vulnerability and offers any hacker the opportunity to reach your data through your supply chain partners. The same vulnerability problem exists with your customers.

Manufacturing machine tools, digital systems and anything in your plant that is on the network is another access point and is vulnerable. If a hacker is able to penetrate your network you must not only protect the network but also all data carried on the network.

Frequently we have concentrated preventing a hacker from getting into the network using In-depth Perimeter Defense, it is becoming increasingly obvious that this form of defense is not protecting our data and lays your company open to worms, malware and assorted other nefarious activities. Often times hacker gain access through a "back door" or claiming to be someone who has "rights"

The only way to guard your network is to utilize a Zero Trust methodology. Zero trust if correctly configured, with an AI component, would spot any aberrant behavior by anyone claiming to be someone they are not. Or if an employee decided that they wanted to down load all your customer files, such a system would issue an alert and could stop the download.

In addition to Zero Trust a company must encrypt all of its data. The benefit of using this software is that it totally eliminates Ransomware. If a hacker penetrates your network and steals your data, it is useless. The data cannot be downloaded onto the black web. It can only be read by you. The company has to establish and manage cryptographic keys for cryptography employed in company. Establish Cryptographic mechanisms to protect the confidentiality of remote access sessions and employed on mobile devices and mobile computing platforms.

The Cryptographic mechanisms must protect data in use, in transit and at rest.

For further information on AI based Zero Trust tools and or encryption tools Nextlevelsys.com or call us at 203-834-1218