There's a saying in the security business these days: Either you've been compromised or you don't know you've been compromised. As advanced adversaries continually penetrate organizations of all sizes to serve persistent threats that siphon data over a period of days, weeks, months and even years, victims must learn how to spot the attack and decide their next action. Should they force the miscreants out the door, monitor their activities a bit or take another option? For certain, building up security mechanisms that make it harder for these attackers to lob APTs at their organization is a must, but just what should this entail. We learn more.
Once an anomaly with which government agencies and some private companies that work with them had to deal, advanced persistent threats (APTs) are becoming a considerable problem for a spate of larger organizations and public entities alike. Now, it is no longer a matter of if sophisticated cyber criminals have infiltrated your systems, say many experts, but when they hit and for how long they've lingered.
Our sixth-annual data breach survey, which polled IT security pros in the U.S. as well as those working in the U.K. and Australia, yielded interesting insights on how organizations are dealing with today's data security threats. And, while the majority of pros are optimistic about the steps they're taking to safeguard critical data from getting lost or stolen, many still cite plenty of challenges with which they must contend.
The threat of Targeted Persistent Attacks (TPAs) continues to grow and nearly every day there is another headline about an organization being breached and critical data stolen. Organizations must ask themselves "Can endpoint security products that are based on a signature/reputation based approach identify and stop targeted attacks launched by well-funded, motivated, sophisticated attackers?" If your organization was targeted and penetrated by an APT attack, would you know?
Why are so many enterprises rushing to implement network access control (NAC) now? Watch this webcast to learn about the many uses of NAC.
Trust is essential for building a sustainable business. Security is essential for building trust. To build that trust in electronic networks, security needs to be built into a suitable framework, rather than being bolted on in a piecemeal fashion. As those networks become ever more open with the take up of innovative new technologies, it makes sense to move security up into the network.
