{"id":3849,"date":"2022-03-09T17:27:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2022-03-09T17:28:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:28:46","slug":"why-preventative-action-is-your-best-defense-against-cyber-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/why-preventative-action-is-your-best-defense-against-cyber-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Preventative Action is Your Best Defense Against Cyber Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As part of Solutions Review’s Premium Content Series\u2014a collection of contributed columns written by industry experts in maturing software categories\u2014Tim Hazzard, the Regional Manager at AT&T Cybersecurity Consulting<\/a>, shares some insights on how preventative action is one of the best defenses against cyber threats.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"Preventing cybersecurity threats from becoming detrimental is a more manageable goal than fighting to mitigate them once they’ve already infiltrated a network. Threat actors, once in, may lay dormant for months, infecting as much of a system as possible while gathering as much data as they can. Once the threat actor has embedded themselves, they will strike. <\/span>Protecting your business from cybersecurity threats can be overwhelming. However, making cybersecurity an immediate priority<\/a><\/strong> for your company can save it from an attack down the line. This will involve taking specific measures to ensure an organization’s network is secure and well-prepared for potential threat activity. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To help you get started, here are a few of the preventative action steps you should take to defend against potential cyber threats and attacks.<\/p>\n

Understand the impact of social engineering<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n

Social engineering is one of the most prevalent ways that threat actors find their way into a business’s IT environment. By disguising themselves as legitimate websites, emails, and customer service entities, they prey on people’s kindness, willingness to help, and urgency to resolve perceived threats or problems. Training every employee to recognize these threats is a simple and critical component to preventing an intrusion and should be a fundamental element of the training process. Also, an essential preventative cybersecurity strategy is building a resilient network explicitly designed to keep threat actors out. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Design and construct a well-layered network\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Architecting a robust network with multiple layers of firewall protection, redundant pathways for internal and external movement, and the capability to isolate critical data is paramount in limiting the damage done by a threat actor. Here’s a simple breakdown of what a well-designed network should look like:<\/span><\/p>\n