In the past, cybersecurity was as simple as protecting the door to your data. Today, you need to secure much more than just a single door...
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Security attacks can happen to your company in many ways. In the past, cybersecurity was simpler and it was easier to prevent attacks. It was like protecting the front door of your home: With the right locks, you could prevent an intruder from getting in.
These days, you need to secure more than just a single door — there are multiple doors, windows and other entry points throughout the entire house. There are so many potential access points that simply relying on one or two locks won’t work.
Like protecting a house with multiple entries, the best way to secure networks is through layered security. This refers to having multiple tools, systems and processes that overlap and provide preventative and proactive security. These tools and systems should inform each other to create a more secure environment.
How Organizations Can Build Comprehensive Security Through Layers
In order to account for all of the doors, windows and other entry points that put a company’s “house” at risk, it’s important to build comprehensive security through a layered cybersecurity strategy that incorporates preventative controls, as well as proactive action, detection, and response capabilities. Many of these capabilities are above and beyond what traditional endpoint security offers.
This includes:
Visibility - Having awareness of everything in your environment can help protect it.
Detection - Once you have clearer visibility into your environment, you can deploy tools like endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR).
Hardening - Hardening refers to a set of processes that ensure you’re minimizing the risk of a compromise or an attack. It’s the equivalent of installing burglar-proof windows and upgrading your lock systems to defend against common forms of intrusion.
Cloud Security - The cloud has become a crucial element for most companies and requires its own security measures. Companies need to have ways to protect and secure software like Office 365, OneDrive, Google Apps, and more.
Response - How you respond to a potential attack matters just as much as what you do to prevent an attack. Response tools can help you remove an attacker or minimize the damage they can do to companies.
Companies Don’t Have to Do This by Themselves…
Building a comprehensive security department can be difficult because it requires a lot of resources. Not only are multiple security tools and technology needed, but talent and security personnel are required in order to make use of all the information, alerts, and data sent to organizations by these tools.
Finding the right talent and tools can be a nearly impossible task, which is why you should consider partnering with key cybersecurity partners like TD SYNNEX CyberSolv and Bitdefender to help you!
To learn more about the finer points of layered security and how Bitdefender can help you create a successful plan, read the entire post on Bitdefender’s blog or contact the TD SYNNEX Bitdefender team at Bitdefender@tdsynnex.com.