Are there blind spots in your cyber programmes?

All across the commercial, industrial, healthcare, education and government sectors, cybersecurity has become a chief concern among managers and directors. Due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities, many businesses have been targeted by hackers or have been subject to data breaches.

Enterprise cybersecurity is a more complex solution that takes the age-old premise of cybersecurity and extends it to all levels of modern-day business computing. Whereas the old methods of cybersecurity were conceived to protect data on the local front, enterprise cybersecurity strategies are designed to safeguard data as it travels between distant wireless devices and onto cloud servers.

This means that enterprise cybersecurity involves protecting your company’s on-premise and cloud-based infrastructure as well as vetting third-party providers and securing the expanding number of endpoints connected to your network via the Internet of Things (IoT).

When was the last time you went a week without hearing news of a major data breach?

Simply put, data is the currency of the future. Businesses need it to both engage with their customers and automate their internal processes. But cybercriminals understand exactly how valuable data is — that’s why everything from ransomware to phishing is on the rise. It’s also why you want to remain vigilant about training your employees on how to avoid the most common mistakes that can lead to cybersecurity issues.

When cybersecurity breaches occur, the results of these incidents can be costly and devastating to businesses. Yet, as we’ve seen, there’s no longer an easily defined perimeter to protect. Put all of this together, and the need for robust enterprise cybersecurity grows in direct proportion to the technical innovations that allow businesses to grow and be more mobile and location-diverse.