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As innovations in technology progress, so do our expectations for efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, cybercriminals also constantly improve the tools and methods they use to infiltrate organizations and get to valuable enterprise assets. The National Cyber Security Awareness Month emphasizes the importance of security awareness, and an appropriate time to remind enterprises that they should always consider security when planning and implementing any project or process.
Our 2018 Midterm Security Roundup discussed how threat actors combined familiar and new techniques to circumvent online protection measures by taking advantage of platforms available across internet of things (IoT) devices. Unfortunately, many organizations continue to use outdated software, citing how the costs of the downtime and modernizing security policies could result in losses and disruption. However, security is not all about patching and updating systems; everyone can help improve the organization's security. Here are several security measures across different levels that an organization can implement to improve security across different fronts.
Investments drive growth, and disruptions to business transactions and processes could result in economic losses. With the growing dependence on the internet to facilitate transactions and communication, securing industry assets and improving employee awareness can keep cybersecurity threats at bay.
[Related: Linking the enterprise to social media security]
It is no longer uncommon for employees to bring personal devices to the office for convenience or to help them with their tasks. This may pose risks as an additional entry point for attackers when IoT devices are insecure or left openly connected to the internet with default manufacturer-provided credentials.
[Related: Best practices: Securing your mobile device]
Network admins act as the organization's frontline interveners. Make sure that the centralized platforms and systems are updated, the network can support the traffic necessary for internal and external functions and services, and storage assets’ data and access to these are limited to the relevant personnel.
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