With news headlines like “Washington idle as ransomware ravages cities big and small” (Politico, September 27, 2019), it looks like hackers are unstoppable. And with your attack surface ever-increasing, the stakes in the cat and mouse game grow even larger. This is the time to put the axe to the grindstone. Tighten your defenses. Get ahead of the attacks. But is it even possible?
It is! But just like malware, your defenses must rapidly evolve. You must find the gaps in your cybersecurity defenses before hackers do. Rather than blindly adding more security tools, let’s consider strategies like finding out where your security holes are (not just once, but on a daily basis), making sure you’re blocking known bad IPs, and ensuring newer technologies like behavioral detection are at peak performance. The following are 3 priorities to help you stay ahead of the attacks.