In today’s digital landscape cyber-attacks are an ever-present concern for organisations, and for good reason – the success rate for attacks is on the rise and confidence among leaders is low when it comes to being able to recover all business-critical data after a major incident. According to our most recent Data Protection Index, 67% of organisations aren’t confident that their data protection will stand up against today’s advanced malware attacks, and a further 63% say their data recovery isn’t up to the task either. The challenge for organisations is that, as they evolve and grow, so too do the methods cyber criminals use to break through their defences.
In an era where cyber threats and vulnerabilities emerge rapidly, Dell Technologies stands at the forefront of innovation, transforming challenges into opportunities. As the dynamics of work continue to evolve, safeguarding organizations and their workforce becomes paramount. Our commitment to cybersecurity goes beyond conventional measures, addressing threats both above and below the operating system.
In the face of this ever-changing landscape, organizations require intelligent solutions that not only prevent but also detect and respond to threats, regardless of their origin. It is imperative to secure endpoints from any location, ensuring the resilience of your digital infrastructure. Recognizing the complexity of this task, engaging a certified cybersecurity partner is not just a procedural measure; it is the epitome of corporate protection.
Succeeding in today’s threat landscape requires employing a mix of preventative and reactive tools, as well as having a firm disaster recovery plan in place for when things go wrong.
Here are some of the core strategies that businesses can put in place to stay ahead of the threat landscape.
Zero Trust lessens the impact of threats
Traditional methods of preventative cybersecurity have largely focused on a ‘perimeter-centric’ approach. This means using a security framework based around the ‘trusted known’ inside the perimeter (employees, partners) and the ‘untrusted unknown’ outside the perimeter (hackers and other bad actors). However, increasingly sophisticated human engineering methods, such as phishing e-mails and calls, can mean that bad actors can enter the network under the guise of a ‘trusted known,’ and, once inside, they have free reign to an organisation’s entire system.
Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework that addresses this issue, stripping away the perimeter-based approach and introducing ‘Zero Trust’ continuous validation methods for everyone accessing the network to ensure it remains secure. For example, an employee accessing e-mails may be prompted to complete a two-factor authentication step to gain re-access after a certain time period has passed. This means that any user can be individually denied or granted access to the designated system in real-time.
For hackers, the impact is that even if they do successfully infiltrate a business network, they remain in confinement and are unable to spread further within the system – potentially avoiding a significant escalation of an attack.
Reacting to an attack
When faced with a large-scale attack, a significant challenge for IT teams is time and resource, fighting an attack with increasingly limited resources due to factors such as the global shortage of skilled IT workers.
It’s important that businesses keep their IT teams, and wider teams, prepared for a cyber-attack. This means regularly simulating fire drill attack scenarios that will give teams the experience they need to respond quickly and decisively when a real attack strikes.
Another method of tackling the issue of limited resource is to expand the response team with a partner. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Services can provide organisations with a fully managed, end-to-end, 24×7 solution that monitors, detects, investigates and response to threats across an organization’s entire IT environment. Cybercrime is a global business, so having a team in place who can provide around the clock protection for an organisation can give IT teams world-class support in the event of an attack.
Recovering from an attack
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, things go wrong.
When this happens, organisations that plan for the worst will be best positioned to minimise damage to the business. Time is of the essence during a cyber-attack, so comprehensive disaster recovery is key to mitigating the impact.
This is why a reliable cyber recovery vault, an isolated repository of all essential business data and systems, is a critical part of an organisation’s cybersecurity plan. The vault separates the organisation’s most important data from the rest of the infrastructure, so in the event of an attack on the main system, the vault can be accessed separately and used to quickly restore business functionality once the attack has been contained.
Cybersecurity is a practice that now evolves on a minute-by-minute basis, so organisations need to be prepared for all eventualities. It’s undeniable that the threat landscape is complex, but it’s far from a losing fight. If organisations employ tactics to prevent, react and recover, and work with partners who can help them predict and prepare for future threats, their cyber resilience, and confidence in the face of attacks will continue to grow.
Dell Technologies proudly offers a comprehensive suite of software and services, serving as your singular point of contact for all cybersecurity needs. Our approach goes beyond mere risk reduction; it provides peace of mind that your business-critical data is shielded comprehensively, from the edge to the core to the cloud. By embracing our single-vendor model, customers can be confident that every facet of their data landscape is meticulously considered and safeguarded.
In a world where the stakes are higher than ever, trust Dell Technologies to empower your organization with resilient cybersecurity solutions. Together, let us navigate the intricate challenges of the digital realm, ensuring a secure and prosperous future for your business.