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As the years go on, threats tend
to get deeper, more sophisticated,
and easier to hide within
infrastructures so businesses don’t
even notice them until the damage
is done. Whether it’s a major
corporation or a small business,
no one is immune to threats in the
realm of cybersecurity.
From criminal networks to
independent hackers, there’s far
too many people out there with
bad intentions when it comes to
infecting your network. In 2016,
we saw a number of terrifying
headlines, damage to corporate
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for lack of protection against
data breaches.
So what’s in store for 2017? The
truth is, it’s only going to get
worse. Businesses of all types
and sizes must be proactively
assessing their networks to
understand what’s vulnerable,
what needs to be patched, and
above all, what needs to be done
to ensure they’re ready for battle
against a multitude of unknowns.
Here’s what you need to know
to start preparing your company
and your employees to protect
your livelihood:
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Maintain
a
proactive,
instead
of
reactive,
approach:
Many businesses
focus on waiting for alerts to
happen, insteadofpreventing
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to get ahead of threats. That
means understanding global
economic developments, as
well as geopolitical events,
to gain an intelligence so you
can anticipate threats.
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Focus on training, in
addition to spending, when
it comes to security:
We’ve
seen so many regulatory
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last year, yet businesses still
What’s Unknown in the
Realm of Cybersecurity
This Year?
BY JEANNE DEWITT