Industry leaders cannot underappreciate the value of modern innovators for their cybersecurity defense, or risk embarrassing security breaches from remote workers!
Industry leaders must constantly secure their enterprises from multiple cyber threats. Remote workers are an easy target for cybercriminals, and they can offer an easy way into your system. Cybersecurity breaches seize media headlines, damaging the reputation of both enterprises and industry.
Cybercriminals are always updating their technology and changing their tactics to compromise your defense barriers. We saw this happen during the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, which moved laterally through enterprise systems and compromised multiple devices on each infected network. It cost the UK National Health Service (NHS) 92 million pounds and its reputation after the NHS was found to be using outdated operating systems that were vulnerable to attack. It is necessary for all industries to improve security around remote workers.
Industry leaders must look to innovators to secure their enterprise; installing a firewall and hoping for the best is no longer enough. The growth of remote working means more devices than ever are connected to your network, many of which will be employees’ personal devices, and employees may not have taken the relevant security measures to protect your firm’s data.
There are, however, a range of innovative providers working to help enterprises tackle these issues, including Block Armour and Infocyte.
Block Armour uses blockchain technology and software-defined perimeter architecture to give enterprises a cutting-edge cybersecurity solution
Block Armour, founded in 2016, recognizes that the modern enterprise relies on remote employees, meaning there is a larger perimeter to be defended. Neelakantan, one of the firm’s founders, framed this by saying, “The growing ‘mobility’ of users and today’s extended enterprise ecosystem has resulted in greater exposure to cyber-attacks.”
As the world moves toward increased digitalization, it is essential that firms adopt emerging technology to drive their growth, and they must do the same for security. Block Armour recognizes blockchain as the emerging technology that can add greater protection to any enterprise and enhance pre-existing simple perimeter defenses.
Exhibit 1: Block Armour defense – Blockchain is the security assistant that modern enterprises need to survive in this digital world
Source: Blockarmour.com
Block Armour ring-fences an organization’s critical servers and assets with a software-defined perimeter (SDP) powered by blockchain. It renders critical servers and assets invisible, therefore making them difficult targets for hackers to attack; the firm calls this a blockchain-defined perimeter (BDP). It provides cryptographically secure access to important resources and maintains immutable records of every edit made within this network. The immutable record is crucial to maintaining security standards while enabling remote work, as it lets executives pinpoint any changes to a single device.
HFS Viewpoint – Keep an eye on Block Armour, there is potential for in the firm
Enterprises are growing rapidly, and they require innovative security technologies. Block Armour’s technology has multiple strengths: a layered defense of multi-factor authentication, immutable records, and invisibility to external hackers, to name a few, which could be enough to tempt any executive into taking up this technology. However, enterprise leaders must remain realistic when launching new security projects built on blockchain technology. The technology remains relatively untested and entrusting all of an enterprise’s data to it may be unwise. For executives, the best risk-minimizing option may be to keep an eye on Block Armour and wait until the firm has tested its technology at scale.
Infocyte is an automated threat-hunting product that continuously searches a network’s endpoints and servers
Infocyte, founded in 2014 by Curtis Hutcheson, was inspired by the founder’s previous military service with the US Air Force Computer Emergency Response Team (AFCERT). Without doubt, Infocyte’s reins are under the control of reliable cybersecurity specialists that industry professionals can rely upon.
You can run, but you can’t hide from Infocyte Hunt, the firm’s innovative threat seeking product
Infocyte Hunt is an automated threat-hunting product that searches the endpoints and servers in a network, whether they are on-premise or in the cloud, making it perfect for securing remote workers. Infocyte Hunt conducts a forensic-like inspection to identify any compromised device or group of devices. The product protects enterprises from threats that have breached the perimeter defense.
Infocyte Hunt gathers system information and scans volatile memory without pre-installation of software, allowing for quick application. It also enables operators to scan an enterprise network within hours and doesn’t require specialized training or forensic know-how.
HFS Viewpoint – Infocyte is a proactive defense that should be taken seriously
Infocyte Hunt handles the insider threats that an enterprise may face. Internal defense is integral to any enterprise’s cybersecurity strategy, and you should not underestimate its importance. Hunt works quickly, and personnel can operate it with relative ease and are able to get hands-on with the toolset with a manageable learning curve.
Also, Infocyte Hunt allows for a proactive defense with technology that hunts for threats. A proactive defense allows a business to act quicker than a reactive defense, which only secures a threat once it has initiated an attack. Importantly, Hunt inspects devices on an enterprise’s network, whether it’s on-premises or operated remotely, and identifies and eliminates threats. Its ability to reach all devices on an enterprise’s network is a key attribute that makes the product a potential solution for securing increasingly complex technology stacks and business environments.
The Bottom Line: Remote working means your enterprise cannot afford to underappreciate the value of internal network defense.
A layered cybersecurity defense with equal priority on both perimeter and internal defenses should be the goal of every enterprise. The rise of remote work means the modern enterprise has any number of devices connected to its network at any single time, which makes it vital for enterprises to step back from their broad frontline of devices and prepare a second narrow frontline for its internal network.
