As we enter the latter half of 2022, it’s becoming clear that the cyber threat landscape businesses face is only getting more dangerous. The current cost of a data breach is at an all-time high of $4.35 million1 per incident, a 12.7% increase from just two years ago.
Businesses are turning to cyber security technology to combat the myriad of threats that could cause a data breach or similar incident. By making investments in protective technologies that can help guard against threats, businesses are setting themselves up for a more successful future. Without this proactive investment, companies face financial repercussions, reputational damage, and loss of trust from customers whose personal details may be held in their possession.
These Cyber Security Technologies Can Help You Face 2022’s Biggest Cyber Threats
Fortunately, many cyber security technologies can make a difference for businesses, regardless of their industry or budget. The best technologies are deployed in a way that takes your business’s unique needs into account, building a network of protection over your entire technology stack. Technologies that require your employees to drastically change their working habits or your business goals may not be the best fit.
To help make it easier to decide which cyber security tools to deploy against 2022’s most significant cyber threats, you need to learn about the most popular technologies and how they work.
Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
Managed detection and response (also called MDR) is a service that helps businesses identify incoming threats and defend against them. It uses a combination of human and machine intelligence to spot threats, automatically dealing with the ones they can identify as dangerous and passing off ones that are less obvious to skilled experts who can investigate accordingly.
Data Encryption
Data encryption protects your company’s proprietary and secure data from outside threats while ensuring that it remains accessible for verified users. It’s currently one of the most common methods of data security among companies worldwide.
Firewall Services
A firewall is a protective security layer that sits over top of your business apps, software, hardware, and data to keep out external threats. Typically, modern firewalls are deployed through the cloud, offering protection without slowing down your day-to-day business operations.
Malware Protection
The vast majority of ransomware attacks arrive through email. These malicious emails are designed to look innocent and tempt the user to click on a link or file that will automatically download malware onto their computer or network. From there, cyber criminals ask for a cash ransom or interfere with your network’s security and privacy settings for their own gain. Malware protection helps to filter out these emails before they even make it into your inbox and protect against damage if they do.
Let Enterprise Visions Help You Feel More Cyber Secure
Investing in cyber security technology is critical to ensuring your business is safeguarded from threats. However, deciding which technologies to use and how to deploy them can be confusing, especially if your IT personnel are already stretched thin.
Let Enterprise Visions be your guide. We can help procure the best technology solutions and deploy them in a way that supports the security and growth of your organization. Get in touch with us today to learn more.
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