Business owners would be well-advised to think long-term and be proactive about cybersecurity: reviewing all options available to them and considering how they all fit into a single cybersecurity plan.
One way of ensuring that your data is properly protected is to have layers of protection instead of just one. The two-step verification process is perhaps the most commonly used form of cybersecurity. But there are many more besides that. Some examples of multi-layer cyber protection include:
● Firewall: a first line of defence. It may seem like an age-old way of online protection, but it still proves to be useful. Firewalls track a system’s incoming and outgoing traffic and only allow verified or authorised applications and users.
● Endpoint security: a proactive way of predicting, preventing, and responding to cyberattacks. Singtel’s endpoint security provides ease of access and management, greater accuracy, and constant automatic updates on the health of your network.
● Email security: another essential, seeing how businesses constantly work with clients and customers online. It’s just a matter of clicking the wrong link for cyber attackers to come pouring in. A few ways of protecting your correspondence include spam blockers, malware scans, and encryption.
● Security-as-a-Service or SaaS: a unified threat management system allows companies to gain a centralised view of their organisation’s threat landscape. Singtel’s SaaS allows for a company’s firewall, endpoint, and email security to be viewed and managed all from one place.
But having all these security measures in place may not be enough. Every piece of technology a business implements requires a team of experts to ensure it is used to its full potential.
Round-the-clock managed network security ensures that not only do you have the security layers in place to protect your business, but also a team of experts that will research, implement, and maintain every layer of security your business needs. With this solution, a business will be able to invest in the security measures necessary to keep its data safe without the added work of hiring in-house teams to carry out the maintenance. Singtel’s managed network security solutions also offer businesses insights into what is going on within their company–security-wise–and a live view of their network data.
One example of a managed security services digital network provider is Trustwave, a Singtel company with an extensive portfolio background in cybersecurity services and provides 24/7 cyber risk management. With Trustwave, businesses can expect to save time and money by letting a quick and efficient team of unmatched experience and proven methodologies do the heavy lifting to ensure that their data is always protected.
Lastly, employee education is also an aspect of cybersecurity that should be considered. While setting up a robust cyber risk management practice is essential, it is useless if your teams are not equipped to protect themselves and, by extension, the company. Some examples of effective cybersecurity awareness include training management teams to make risk-based decisions; providing themselves with both the theoretical and practical resources to stay sharp.
By implementing this multi-layered managed system, companies can rest easy knowing that their data is in a much better place than it was without proper cybersecurity.