endpoint security<\/a> posture against upcoming threats. Immediately. <\/span><\/p>\nWe apologize if the tonal shift above seems jarring. However, if you plan on operating in the digital marketplace, you need to have the strongest endpoint protection posture possible. Hackers continue to innovate their threats and attack tactics. They collaborate and communicate in the Dark Web, developing their malware and elusive threats in a supportive environment. <\/span><\/p>\n
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Unless you strengthen your digital perimeter and threat detection now, you\u2019ll find your enterprise off-balance during a breach. Obviously, being off-balance in a breach means more financial and reputational damage in the aftermath. <\/span><\/p>\nHow can you fortify your endpoint protection posture to prevent this? Here are some key suggestions: <\/span><\/p>\nKnow Your Enemy<\/b><\/h2>\n
Before you begin solidifying your endpoint protection posture, you must take the time to understand the current and upcoming digital threats. Only by knowing your enemies can you adequately plan for, and defend against them. <\/span><\/p>\nWho are these enemies? Here are some of the most likely (but by no means the only) culprits: <\/span><\/p>\nRansomware and Cryptojacking<\/b><\/h4>\n
Cybersecurity experts debate whether ransomware or cryptojacking should concern enterprises more. Both grew over the past year, although cryptojacking grew faster and supplanted ransomware as the top threat. However, both threats prove equally effective at disrupting your business processes and damaging your bottom line. <\/span><\/p>\nThey differ in how they do this: ransomware holds your files or network hostage until the attacker receives payment. Cryptojacking quietly uses your processing power to generate revenue for their hackers. But ultimately, your endpoint security posture should prepare for both. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFileless Malware<\/b><\/h4>\n
Traditionally, malware downloads a file which endpoint security solutions can detect and remove. But tradition does not dictate the future, and hackers have a new tool in their arsenal: fileless malware. This attack uses your endpoints\u2019 natural processes to run and conceal their malicious functions, eluding traditional detection. <\/span><\/p>\nYour endpoint protection posture must include a next-generation endpoint security solution to combat this new threat. Hackers are employing it more and more for a reason. Remove that reason as soon as possible. <\/span><\/p>\nEmail Threats and Phishing Attacks<\/b><\/h4>\n
You can argue email security issues and phishing belong more to SIEM and threat detection. However, the emails your employees receive constitute a potential barrage on your digital perimeter. Your employees form a large part of your digital perimeter\u2014often the most vulnerable part of it. <\/span><\/p>\nWith hackers becoming more selective about their phishing targets and employing more social engineering. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe popular imagining of attacks like ransomware pictures them as being fired in all directions, hoping they connect with a target who falls for it. For years, this understanding lined up with reality. But those days are changing. Hackers are now choosing their attacks far more deliberately and carefully crafting their attacks via social engineering. Your endpoint protection posture must incorporate email security to eliminate as many of these threats before they reach your employees. <\/span><\/p>\nHackers only have to succeed once. Limit the chances they have to succeed. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Cloud<\/b><\/h4>\n
If you only take one message away from this article, please let it be this: <\/span>you are responsible for your enterprise\u2019s cybersecurity on the cloud. <\/span><\/i>This includes public cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Google. <\/span><\/p>\nMany enterprises assume the cloud providers will protect their digital assets. Unless the issue is with the platform itself, this is almost never true. Your endpoint protection posture must make sure to secure your cloud assets and cloud data flows. Further, it must ensure proper configurations for your cloud\u2014the alternative rarely benefits the enterprise in the long term. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nFortifying Your Endpoint Protection Posture<\/b><\/h2>\n
Knowing the digital threats facing your enterprise might be the most important step in solidifying your endpoint protection posture. You should absolutely have this information in mind when selecting a next-gen endpoint security solution. However, knowledge is only one part of the equation. Myriad others exist, including but not limited to: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nHaving a Multi-Layered Security Platform<\/b><\/h4>\n
The more layers to your endpoint protection platform, the less likely threats with be able to penetrate. These layers can include anti-malware but also EDR, sandboxing, honeypots, and other capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\nIn fact, the more layers to your endpoint security, the less likely hackers target your enterprise in the first place. Hackers are notorious followers of the path of least resistance. They tend to skip enterprises with stronger security platforms in favor of those with more noticeable weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\nTherefore, your endpoint protection posture should favor solutions with a diversity of features and capabilities suited to your business processes. However, a multi-layered security platform also means supporting your endpoint security with next-gen and optimized SIEM and identity management. <\/span><\/p>\nNothing in cybersecurity works well in a vacuum. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nNever Stop Patching<\/b><\/h4>\n
Stay up to date with your endpoint protection platform provider to make sure your endpoint security is up-to-date. Patches contain necessary threat intelligence and predictive technology which can help prevent evolved threats or new strains. <\/span><\/p>\nIn addition, it is critical to never push patches down the priority list; they should be a top-level, immediate concern. It can take time and resources, but these short-term concerns will prove far less costly compared to a data breach. <\/span><\/p>\nTaking Responsibility for Your BYOD Policies <\/b><\/h4>\n
Just because a device belongs to an employee doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t part of your digital perimeter. Every device connecting to your network should have the same level of endpoint security as part of your endpoint protection posture. Make it a requirement of your BYOD policy, and forbid employees from using unprotected devices on your network. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nUnderstanding What Your Perimeter Actually Protects<\/b><\/h4>\n
This ties into having strong network visibility and a clear understanding of your database locations and purposes. Without this knowledge, you won\u2019t know what needs the most protection and what to prioritize. Your entire network should be protected, but trying to prioritize everything equally shows a fundamental misunderstanding of what your enemies target. Find where all of your databases are (including on the cloud) and decide which ones need the most attention. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
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