Since it has already been possible to find out that this concept is a complex of protection measures against various threats, it is also necessary to understand what they should be aimed at.
- Company employees
The human factor was and will be the most vulnerable point in information security. In this regard, covering the concept of cybersecurity among workers is like a useful prevention. Employees need to understand why they need to set complex passwords for accounts and change them at regular intervals, how to handle confidential information, and why they need to back up their data.
- Processes
Any protection in the information environment should be based on one proven principle, filling the system with additional measures from time to time. This will create reliable protection against the most popular threats.
- Tools
In addition to the previous point, you must also have a stock of certain safety components. A list of devices and applications to be protected is determined, and a specific protection tool is selected for each type.
In the end
Almost any organization is aware of the concept of security for all the devices they have. But until the question of data leakage, theft or extortion of company funds, equipment failure arises, no one, unfortunately, is particularly worried about the lack of certain protection measures.
Therefore, in order not to repeat the mistakes of most other companies, you need to take care of this in advance. Currently, many different organizations are conducting cybersecurity research, identifying new threats in this area. This allows many companies to save their money and energy spent on recovering stolen data.
The most common attacks now are:
Ransomware. A common example is that a user downloads a supposedly secure program that locks the entire file system and requires a ransom to unlock it. Of course, there is no guarantee that this will help.
Virus software. Infection of the file system, damage to data and the entire computer system.
Social engineering. A more subtle method that aims to disclose confidential information. Attackers, as a rule, enter into correspondence with an employee, pretending to be a trusted person, thereby obtaining the necessary data. This type of threat can work successfully with other types as well.
Phishing. Also, most often it looks like a trusted letter with a request to send money or provide classified information.This is just a short list of the most dangerous threats. As you can see from the examples, it is rather difficult to recognize such attacks without the help of additional protection measures.
Therefore, in addition to proactive conversations with employees about the importance of cybersecurity, it is necessary to have in the arsenal of tools that will help them in this.