With the recent news of huge conglomerates such as HBO and Equifax suffering from cyber attacks, companies are heavily arming themselves against the threat of a hack. However, these recent hacks highlight the continuing difficulty of protecting against them. If someone wants to get in, they’ll usually find a way.
Truth is, companies can prepare as much as they like, but today there are so many cyber-attack vectors that it’s virtually impossible to anticipate all of them. The most common types of attacks include malware, phishing, theft of credentials, Denial of Service (DoS) and web application vulnerabilities.
Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Businesses need to be prepared for any eventuality. Cyber security protection has traditionally meant investing in protecting a network and its assets; assuming you can avoid the worst. Yet as history is showing us, it’s now about how you respond and recover, on top of the traditional protective approaches. Our CTO Jason Edelstein explains.