Network security is hard. That’s why so many businesses struggle to implement the solutions they so desperately need to stay safe and relevant. Today, we want to demystify some of these components and lay out in clear terms what your highest priorities should be for your business’ network security.

The best way to keep your business secure is to understand:

• How threats and vulnerabilities impact network security
• The types of solutions that can help you react to these threats and vulnerabilities
• The importance of a plan to address potential security concerns as they appear

Threats and Vulnerabilities

First, you must understand what poses a threat to your organization. Specifically, we want to highlight two major issues: threats and the vulnerabilities they target. Threats include types of malware, phishing attacks, denial-of-service attacks, man-in-the-middle attacks, ransomware attacks, brute force attacks… The list goes on and on. They generally use some type of vulnerability in your systems to strike—weaknesses in your hardware or software that let them sneak through and create chaos.

Security Measures and Best Practices

Security measures and best practices must be implemented and observed to combat the aforementioned threats. This starts with preventative and proactive measures like firewalls, antivirus, antimalware, content filtering, spam protection, encryption, and access control. All of these systems contribute to keeping threats out of your network and safeguarding your existing data to the highest degree possible. Additionally, you must encourage users to use best practices and proceed cautiously as they go about their daily tasks, as they are a primary vulnerability in your defenses.

Incident Response and Recovery

In the event of a security breach, you must have a response plan ready to implement at a moment’s notice. This plan should aid in identifying, containing, eliminating, and recovering from the breach. Data backup is often a crucial step in this process, as it can help you recover from situations where data is destroyed or encrypted. Furthermore, continuously monitoring and improving your infrastructure will help you proactively halt potential threats and address them before they become serious problems.

It’s important to note that you cannot prevent all security incidents, as threats are constantly evolving. This is why a plan is such an important part of protecting your business. It’s better to have a plan—even a bad plan—than no plan at all.

Get Started Today

Apex Technology can help your business stay safe, secure, and ready to take on the plethora of risks out there. To learn more, call us at (704) 895-0010 today.