4 Ways to Improve Cybersecurity

By CIO Applications| Friday, August 02, 2019

If software and systems are updated with latest patches, it can prevent cyber attacks. Companies have to decide the level of expertise and support they need to protect their assets.

FREMONT, CA: Cybersecurity technology is not easy, as cyber attackers can develop new tools and techniques to destroy the security system. On the other hand, cyber attackers also design creative new methods t detect and block the treats.

It is not easy to avoid cybersecurity, but a handful of things can be done that may reduce the exposure to risk and improve the position of security. The right platform, expertise, and intelligence can be of great help to avoid these numerous cyber threats and help in responding to the attacks.

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Improving the Cybersecurity System

As it is not possible to eradicate cybercrime, the goal should be to increase the level of difficulty for the attackers so that they don’t succeed in harming the website. Having a cyber expert around can improve the chances of detecting and stopping the attacks.          

Some tips that prove helpful in detecting cyber attacks include:

1. Assess Small Business Goals and Distinctive Assault Floor

To address to the workloads a threat detection tool must be there. Numerous tools will help in protecting a website and also detect a cyber attack as soon as possible.

2. Eliminate Vulnerabilities Before They Need Threat Detection

Vulnerability assessments can be used to identify and remove the weakness before they get exploited by cyber attacks. Evaluate the full application stack, which includes third-party code, code configurations, and the business code.

3. Align Data from Multiple Sources to Enhance the Used Cases and Desired Outcomes

All three types of data, which includes web, log, and network, must be gathered and inspected to detect any specific suspicious activity. Every data have their unique strength to identify a particular type of threats. The data can also present a context with much more accuracy.

4. Use Analytics for Detecting the Sophisticated Attacks

Ensure that the threat detection methods look real-time events and the patterns in history across time. Machine learning can also be applied to ensure better protection of a website.