Preparing,For,E-Threats,Tips,T computer Preparing For E-Threats: Tips, Techniques and Strategies
----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc
Operating a motor vehicle requiresmastery of a number of controls, complying with a set of laws, and reacting tothose laws. Its likely that the motorvehicle will be equipped with numerous safety features, such as anti-lockbrakes, driver and passenger side airbags, side curtain airbags, all-wheeldrive and of course seatbelts. If you are driving on public roads, then you areobliged to comply with local traffic laws, otherwise you risk being pulled overor worse, end up colliding into another vehicle. No one in their right sense can confidentlysay that, its ok to drive 100 mph on a 55 mph speed limit zone, since your carhas airbags. The thought of that isquite simply preposterous to comprehend by a sane individual.However, what seems to be consideredridiculous in concept of safe driving can be an enticement in the realm ofinformation technology. Is it not possible to simply invent sole Unified ThreatManagement (UTM) software, equipped with the most advanced information securityfeatures ever invented in the dominion of IT? Sadly, the answer is no. Therefore, its imperative that organizationsespouse and formulate customized strategies to avert (first and foremost) andprepare for potential cyber attacks.According to current research andtrends, several groups like the Hacktivist have emerged, determined tointimidate organizations through e-terrorism. Some of these groups have the same agenda, while others differ in theiragendas. For example one group, Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) purpose is topromote the freedom of expression and human rights by exposing the data ofcorrupt corporations to the general public. Corporations not only have to fearcyber crooks who are motivated solely to gain financially, but now they alsohave to deal with e-terrorist with an ideological agenda, be it social,religious, political or ethical. Its only a matter of time before a full blowne-war on corporations begins, as hackers become increasingly motivated to takedown large enterprises, its one war that corporations are badly losing withdiminutive probability of winning. What can corporations do to defend themselves?Therefore, as mentioned earlier,companies have to implement a set of strategies to counter these imminentthreats to their IT infrastructure. Organizations can begin formulation ofthese strategies by implementing copious layers engineered to filter out all threatsto their IT infrastructure. For example organization should set up layers offirewalls, intruder prevention software, endpoint protection software, datasecurity software and set strong authentication for e-credentials. Moreover,organizations need to be careful about data leaks resulting from portabledrives. Companies should secure USBdrives with portable data security software.Investing in human capital is anothervital step in protecting your organizations IT infrastructure. Hiring the right talent who are competent andknowledgeable in field of information technology is vital. Your human resourcesare more dynamic than any sophisticated software out there. With theirtraining, skill and vigilance, you are undoubtedly on the safe side. Forexample: company servers have been running quite sluggish for the past week,the problem could be either hard-ware related or software related, or perhapsit may be affected by an unknown malware. To determine the root cause, only anIT expert can accurately diagnose the problem, no software would be capable ofpin-pointing the root cause.
Preparing,For,E-Threats,Tips,T