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Taking the Risk Out of Managing Your
Network
 Ever heard a
small-business owner say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"? This simple
old saying depicts the mentality of thousands of SMBs when it comes to
preventing security breaches and assessing vulnerabilities within their
networks.
If the servers are running, e-mails are
accessible and customers aren't complaining about identity theft --
companies logically assume that their security measures, however
informal, are working. This false sense of security is exactly what
hackers and identity thieves prey on.
The truth of the matter is that networks
of all sizes are vulnerable to attacks and security threats 24/7/365.
Spyware, worms and viruses don't discriminate. If there is a way into
your network, they will find it and you may, or may not, know about it.
Although the short-term impact to your business is obvious, the
long-term impact is what really keeps us up at night.
Security breaches and other malicious
attacks not only take down the network and compromise your company's
data and your customers' privacy, they can ruin your company's
reputation. With competition around every corner, and new laws mandating
the disclosure of data theft to affected consumers, news like this
travels fast. So what should you do?
Depending on the level of IT support you
have on hand, you may try to safeguard your network by deploying highly
publicized software upgrades and security patches. If you have a bit
more technical sophistication, you may even install a firewall to
protect drive-by prowlers and wireless network spies. That's good, but
it is not good enough. You must take comprehensive steps to proactively
manage your network day-in and day-out. Especially when it comes to
managing security risks and network vulnerabilities.
The number of cyberattacks launched each
day on businesses just like yours is staggering. That is why it comes as
no surprise that reducing network security risks and managing
vulnerabilities is fast becoming the leading concern for today's
business owners and IT administrators. For example, did you know when a
manufacturer issues a patch or upgrade to an existing software, the "new
code" they just released is likely to be hacked or compromised and
another point of entry established within one hour. It's a scary
statistic, but with the bad news, comes good news. And there is good
news.
Experts say that nearly 99 percent of all
security intrusions are the result of known vulnerabilities and
configuration errors within a network's software applications. That
means 99 percent of today's network security breaches are preventable.
How is that possible? Through vulnerability management.
True vulnerability management is not
about one-time software patches or hardware upgrades. It is an
outsourced security service that automatically monitors, manages and
protects your network 24/7. As a provider of this service, we can
proactively identify, report and, in many cases, eliminate threats
before they happen, helping businesses just like yours maintain a secure
and productive network. Here's how we do it:
We take a close look at your network.
We call this a vulnerability assessment. This comprehensive health check
will allow us to:
- Identify what's in your network.
- Learn what vulnerabilities exist and
what risks may be looming.
- Determine what you need to reduce
your vulnerabilities now and protect your network in the future, as
threats evolve.
Once we assess the situation and agree
with you on the right vulnerability management solution, we move to
automate your security service.
We begin monitoring your network's
security. This includes updating your security tools as needed. This
no-hassle service can be done remotely from our offices. Vulnerability
management is a virtual lifeline that automatically feeds the industry's
latest patches, upgrades and security solutions directly into your
network.
We provide regular reports to you.
These include follow-up assessments and activity reports. These data
sheets provide us with real-time information about the health of your
network and tell us where to focus our security efforts now and in the
future.
You get results: Organizations
that adopt vulnerability management as a security practice are likely to
experience 90 percent fewer attacks on their network.
So what are you waiting for? Take the
headache of managing your network's security off your to-do list. Call
us today. |
