{"id":1109,"date":"2018-10-26T20:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-10-27T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsolutionsinc.com\/blog\/is-your-it-security-proactive\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:41:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T13:41:51","slug":"is-your-it-security-proactive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsolutionsinc.com\/blog\/is-your-it-security-proactive\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your IT security proactive?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Do you spend hours obsessing about the inner workings of DNS-layer security, intrusion prevention systems, and data encryption? If you\u2019re not a managed IT services provider (MSP), you probably don\u2019t. Instead, you\u2019re probably looking for a business partner to manage those nitty-gritty details for you. However, there\u2019s one thing you really ought to know: What exactly are \u201cproactive cybersecurity\u201d measures?<\/p>\n

Understand the threats you\u2019re facing<\/h3>\n

Before any small- or medium-sized business (SMB) can work toward preventing cyberattacks, everyone involved needs to know exactly what they\u2019re up against. Whether you\u2019re working with in-house IT staff or an MSP, you should review what types of attacks are most common in your industry. Ideally, your team would do this a few times a year.<\/p>\n

Reevaluate what it is you\u2019re protecting<\/h3>\n

Now that you have a list of the biggest threats to your organization, you need to take stock of how each one threatens the various cogs of your network. Map out every company device that connects to the internet, what services are currently protecting those devices, and what type of data they have access to (regulated, mission-critical, low-importance, etc.).<\/p>\n

Create a baseline of protection<\/h3>\n

By reviewing current trends in the cybersecurity field and auditing your current technology framework, you can begin to get a clearer picture of how you want to prioritize your preventative measures versus your reactive measures.<\/p>\n

Before you can start improving your cybersecurity approach, you need to know where your baseline is. Devise a handful of real-life scenarios and simulate them on your network. Network penetration testing from trustworthy IT professionals will help pinpoint weak spots in your current framework.<\/p>\n

Finalize a plan<\/h3>\n

All these pieces will complete the puzzle of what your new strategy needs to be. With an experienced technology consultant on board for the entire process, you can easily synthesize the results of your simulation into a multi-pronged approach to proactive security:<\/p>\n