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FINAL WORD
Five signs it’s
time to move
from reactive
to proactive
cybersecurity
Organisations need to be able to
anticipate cyberattacks and therefore
must adopt a sensible and reliable
security approach. Paul Anderson,
Regional Director UK & Ireland, Fortinet,
suggests ways to be proactive in your
cybersecurity strategy.
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f yours is like most companies, over the years it has loaded its
cybersecurity closet with a hodgepodge of perimeter defences.
You do your best to keep your antivirus and anti-malware
systems updated, patch and update your systems regularly and try
to stay on top of active threats. You’ve also probably added some
rudimentary tools to try and spot rogue insiders and added various
filters and password protections to prevent your employees from
clicking on things they shouldn’t. And if something nasty does get
through, you have a plan in place to deal with it.
When addressing threats that are already on the blacklist, these
reactive security strategies can be enough. But for expanding
threat vectors, emerging attack strategies, sophisticated
cybercriminal communities, previously unseen malware and zero-
day vulnerabilities, reliance on reactive security alone can leave you
exposed. You know it’s time to adopt a proactive approach when:
1. You are constantly cleaning up cybersecurity messes
We’re long past the age where being hit with a cyberattack was
a rare occurrence. Nearly half of all organisations experienced
a cyberattack last year. Additionally, according to FortiGuard
Labs researchers, unique malware variants grew 43% in Q3
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