{"id":1309,"date":"2017-02-15T21:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T02:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techsolutionsinc.com\/blog\/what-exactly-is-preventive-cyber-security\/"},"modified":"2022-03-02T08:42:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T13:42:09","slug":"what-exactly-is-preventive-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techsolutionsinc.com\/blog\/what-exactly-is-preventive-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"What exactly is preventive cyber-security?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2017February15_Security_A\"There has been a movement among technology providers to promise \u201cproactive\u201d cyber security consulting. Small- and medium-sized businesses love the idea of preventing cyber-attacks and data breaches before<\/em> they happen, and service providers would much rather brainstorm safeguards than troubleshoot time-sensitive downtime events. But it\u2019s not always clear what proactive cyber-security<\/em> means, so let\u2019s take a minute to go over it.<\/p>\n

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

Before any small- or medium-sized business can work toward preventing cyber-attacks, everyone involved needs to know exactly what they\u2019re fighting against. Whether you\u2019re working with in-house IT staff or an outsourced provider, you should review what types of attack vectors 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 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 cyber-security field, alongside an audit of your current technology framework, you can begin to get a clearer picture of how you want to prioritize your preventative measure versus your reactive measures.<\/p>\n

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

Finalize a plan<\/h3>\n

All these pieces will complete the puzzle of what your new strategies need to be. With an experienced technology consultant onboard for the entire process, you can easily parse the results of your simulation into a multi-pronged approach to becoming more proactive:<\/p>\n