Tuesday 29 September 2020

IT Security, Risk Management, Compliance

 Every organization is vulnerable to a cyber-attack.  Cyber-attacks are growing and becoming more frequent, and the hacking community is growing.  There is nothing you can do to get 100 percent protection.

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Every organization has “holes” in their IT protection.  There are two elements key to maintaining your operational readiness against a cyber security threat:
For a fixed monthly fee Synoptek provides the “focus,” depth, and security services you need in today’s risky IT environment.
  • Visibility – Being able to find, identify and see “into” all of the endpoints (devices) on your corporate network in real-time
  • Control – Assessing the situation and have the staff, skills, and tools to react and respond
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Much has been written about threats and tools but the bottom line is to be able to detect something questionable is happening and then quickly remediate the problem.
At a minimum, you must have “essential” tools like virus, malware protection, intrusion protection and intrusion detection.
How vulnerable are you? Really?
Attacks can target; hardware, firmware, wearables, BYOD devices, Internet of Things and through API’s.  Attacks can target employee systems, cloud services, or direct to employees including malware, ransomware, and denial of services attacks.  Attacks could be just simple human error creating IT Security Services “holes.”
70% of enterprises will be attacked or incur some cyber security issues every year.  It is going to happen…. So get prepared.  Synoptek can help.  It makes sense to have your managed service provider also provide you IT security services on the devices they already manage.
IT Security now requires more resources, more skills
As sophisticated as IT breaches have become, some of the most practical solutions are quite simple.  However, these solutions require constant attention and monitoring of employees, devices, and IT systems.  The problem is companies have IT staff fixing IT infrastructure problems, end-user issues and working on internal projects.  Without an “eyes-on” approach by skilled IT security professionals, you are leaving your company vulnerable to IT security breaches.
To be protected (nothing offers 100% protection) you need dedicated IT security staff, or a Managed Service Provider like Synoptek, which has a dedicated security staff and the needed security protection tools. Synoptek provides security management for hundreds of clients.  Based on our operational experience we have found typical IT security weaknesses include:
  • Network endpoints
  • Employees
  • Malware and virus attacks
  • Highly specialized attacks
Most companies that get breached aren’t aware it has happened.  The sophisticated attacker does not want you to know that they have accessed or are altering your data.  The median time to discover a breach is typically measured in months.
Should a breach occur, most organizations are embarrassed to have customers or law enforcement inform them of a violation.  Well-prepared companies have a breach response plan outlined and tested.
Can My Company Protect Itself?
Most of the investments firms make are in the prevention of intrusions, and almost exclusively focused on the perimeter of their corporate network.  What they fail to realize are two things:
  • No matter how much money you spend on intrusion prevention, there are always vulnerabilities and zero-day exploits to get in.  Just ask Sony, Verizon, and Target.
  • More than half of the attacks are carried out by insiders, and most of those are malicious and intentional.  If you are going to invest in cyber defenses, make certain to incorporate early detection of anomalies, including those which could originate from your staff.  We have dealt with several of these situations.

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