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FUTURE TECHNOLOGY day vulnerabilities . We do this through an endpoint security platform that puts you in control with application allowlisting and ringfencing to stop the use of vulnerable software , controlling application elevation , storage and network traffic . So , when businesses under our security step outside their boundaries , ThreatLocker steps in to stop attacks and vulnerabilities .
But cybersecurity is not always about bad things , malware and ransomware being stopped , it ’ s also about preventing data leaks and stopping data from being stolen . Protecting data is probably the most important thing any IT department or administrator network can achieve . We have experienced ransomware attacks with attackers leaving notes that say ‘ we have offloaded X and X amount of your data and will start releasing it on this day ...’.
This recently happened with an Irish university where their data is being released on the Dark Web and that ’ s what causes organisations to pay a ransom . The reality is , most organisations generally have backups
Protecting data is probably the most important thing any IT department or administrator network can achieve .
that can be restored at any time , so they ’ re not paying for the data that has been stolen , but for private data that ’ s about to be released on the Dark Web and other public places . A good example is the attack on the health service with wide-ranging implications affecting the system used to dispatch ambulances , book out-of-hours appointments and issue emergency prescriptions .
So , security is not just about bad things being stopped , but good things that can be misused and that ’ s where ThreatLocker comes in . We give you complete control to manage your applications and protect endpoints , enable you to block ransomware , gain control over storage devices and network shares and most importantly gain admin control and permissions without stopping productivity .
What is the future of network security and how do you foresee its evolution in the years ahead ?
The concept of Zero Trust is the way forward in security . A lot of approaches call themselves Zero Trust as it ’ s a buzzword , but for any security strategy a real and structured Zero Trust approach is the future .
Security issues may only get worse with talks of recession , economic crisis and lack of money , but the main takeaway is for organisations to fortify themselves with stronger security and Zero Trust because the bad guy only needs to be lucky once to cause years of havoc . •
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