Today, businesses can never rest in peace. If it was perceived that security was an issue earlier and IT assets are massed with staff in place to combat network security issues, today that very security issue has multiplied multi-fold. An Information security survey predicts that this year, at least 34% of small businesses that participated in the survey feel that security is the top challenge and at least 18% of them plan a full-frontal strategy to battle spam, malware, threats, and intrusions.
Attacks are where the activity is
IT departments and companies continue to fight it out. While onsite asset protection is still on, as active as ever, new threats have emerged -- the use of mobile phones and tablets to connect with the enterprise networks or the use of Internet, the increasing use of social media, the ever growing applications of video for marketing and the subsequent growth of Youtube as a channel, the proliferation of portable disk storage, and the cloud-based services.
A whopping 700,000 android phones are activated per day, all over the world. Facebook now has more than 850 million users sharing information and putting up content numbering upwards of billions.
As such, there are billions of new hacking opportunities today, so to speak. The good thing, according to M86 security labs, is that while the threat hovers around mobile and social media, the attacks are fairly sparse and untargeted. Also, the social media networks such as Facebook also combat spam, Trojan, or malware on their own by scanning clicks, user data, and self-blocking 200 millions posts that carry malicious links or files.
All Solutions, Converge
We, at Network Pro, now realize that the situation is going to be such that there’s another sort of security protection convergence that’s in the making. Along with the traditional network protection tools and solutions, we will increasingly see a plethora of new tools combining and converging right into the mix of security arsenal. MDM solutions, mobile protection, heightened levels of scrutiny over Internet usage, freshly baked policies to cover trends such as BYOD (Bring your Own Device), enhanced endpoint security, etc.
Combating Cyber threats is an ongoing endeavor
Start with building a strong, lasting relationship with your IT services vendor so that they strive – along with you – to focus on your security needs. Start with basics such as to keep your software updated, changing passwords, putting the firewalls up, and drawing out basic security policies to enforce on company staff. Remember that information security is not just the work of the IT department; it’s everyone’s responsibility.
With the right help, technology, and a heightened level of preparedness, every business can combat with threats.
If you’d like to find out how to protect your networks, devices, and your activity over the Internet, do let us know and we’ll be glad to help.
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