CyberSolv

On Nov. 2, 1988, one of the first cyberattacks took place while the internet was still in its infancy. Launched from a computer at MIT, the Morris Worm spread across the country rapidly. Targeting universities, research institutions and other users of the early network, the Morris Worm impacted 6,000 of the estimated 60,000 computers connected to the internet at the time. The worm didn’t harm files, but emails were delayed and military as well as university functions were halted.

This was still enough for users to take cybersecurity much more seriously, however. 

By the 1990’s, the World Wide Web was in the public domain, and in many ways was the “Digital Wild West” of the era. Cyberattacks were not only more random at this time as more people acquired a home computer, but they were easier to implement than ever before as many could just download malware and run it without having to write any code themselves.

Fast forward to the 2000’s and the hackers got a whole lot smarter: attacks are becoming more focused and home computers are no longer the only targets. Hackers are also monetizing cyberattacks at this time, turning what was once a minor annoyance into a massive and costly threat. 

Today’s hackers are even smarter, more sophisticated and more devious than any decade prior. Because of this, cybersecurity must constantly evolve to keep up. By enabling cybersecurity frameworks to be more comprehensive and expansive, more advanced and inclusive solutions can be folded in to protect your customers’ business-critical systems.

Methodologies and approaches to security are also converging. For example, secure access service edge (SASE) brings together networking (including SD-WAN, NaaS, networking equipment, etc.) and security (including cloud-access security brokers (CASB), cloud secure web gateways, zero-trust network access (ZTNA), firewall-as-a-service, web-API-protection-as-a-service, DNS and remote browser isolation) as a cloud service.

SASE brings networking and security together to simplify management, enable governance and compliance, and close security gaps. What does this mean for you? In the long term, partners will have fewer subscriptions and licenses, reducing management and cost burdens while providing a consistent end-user experience no matter where they are or which device they’re using.

Our vendor technology evolves as well, deploying new and innovative solutions to address the ever-changing threat landscape. Be sure to check out vendor capabilities here. And as always, please reach out to the CyberSolv team with questions or for more information about cybersecurity or networking solutions at CyberSolv@tdsynnex.com.