Do you have an antivirus program, but still get viruses or spyware? Does your company have a firewall or did it have an external vulnerability assessment done but the network or servers were still hacked into?
Did you know that more than 11 percent of the world's computers are enmeshed in at least one botnet and 72 percent of corporate networks with more than 100 computers have an infection? While having security measures in place is good, many are spot solutions designed to cover a specific sector of your network or server systems.
In order to truly secure your environment and all devices in it, you must take a layered approach to security. There are many methods of intrusion that make the layered approach necessary.
Even with a firewall, your network can be accessed by intruders riding other data. If you open a greeting card e-mail from someone you don't know, chances are you will get some form of malware on your system.
As long as your antivirus software is updated, you should be able to remove the infection. Another example why a layered approach to security is necessary is if you had an external vulnerability assessment done, it did not cover your internal network.
A large percentage of breaches occur within your own organization. According to Computer Security Institute's 2008 security survey, 44 percent of all organizations experienced insider abuse of computer systems, making such incidents second only to viruses as the most frequently reported security event.
So, what layers are there and what do they contain? Your first line of defense is the edge, which includes components like firewalls, spam filtering, intrusion detection systems and e-mail antivirus. This security layer is mainly there to defend against outside intruders.
Next, core network security related services are mainly comprised of e-mail archiving, hosted e-mail, policy compliance, remote data backup/recovery, device management and monitoring. These policies and services are what really protect your internal systems.
The third layer is systems security, such as system virus and spyware protection, host intrusion prevention and patch management live right on the systems.
You can see why it's so important to be proactive in securing your IT environment. Without looking at your IT security from this perspective, it is inevitable that you will suffer breaches, potentially risking the viability of your business.
A recent Network World Article stated that nearly 20 percent of failed small businesses noted lost or stolen data as the cause of failure.
If you aren't already running a multi-layered security architecture, begin investigating to get it implemented as soon as possible. In the long run, you will save your company a lot of money and potentially its life.
For more information, call 1 (888) 567-1325 or visit www.vividtg.com.
Did you know that more than 11 percent of the world's computers are enmeshed in at least one botnet and 72 percent of corporate networks with more than 100 computers have an infection? While having security measures in place is good, many are spot solutions designed to cover a specific sector of your network or server systems.
In order to truly secure your environment and all devices in it, you must take a layered approach to security. There are many methods of intrusion that make the layered approach necessary.
Even with a firewall, your network can be accessed by intruders riding other data. If you open a greeting card e-mail from someone you don't know, chances are you will get some form of malware on your system.
As long as your antivirus software is updated, you should be able to remove the infection. Another example why a layered approach to security is necessary is if you had an external vulnerability assessment done, it did not cover your internal network.
A large percentage of breaches occur within your own organization. According to Computer Security Institute's 2008 security survey, 44 percent of all organizations experienced insider abuse of computer systems, making such incidents second only to viruses as the most frequently reported security event.
So, what layers are there and what do they contain? Your first line of defense is the edge, which includes components like firewalls, spam filtering, intrusion detection systems and e-mail antivirus. This security layer is mainly there to defend against outside intruders.
Next, core network security related services are mainly comprised of e-mail archiving, hosted e-mail, policy compliance, remote data backup/recovery, device management and monitoring. These policies and services are what really protect your internal systems.
The third layer is systems security, such as system virus and spyware protection, host intrusion prevention and patch management live right on the systems.
You can see why it's so important to be proactive in securing your IT environment. Without looking at your IT security from this perspective, it is inevitable that you will suffer breaches, potentially risking the viability of your business.
A recent Network World Article stated that nearly 20 percent of failed small businesses noted lost or stolen data as the cause of failure.
If you aren't already running a multi-layered security architecture, begin investigating to get it implemented as soon as possible. In the long run, you will save your company a lot of money and potentially its life.
For more information, call 1 (888) 567-1325 or visit www.vividtg.com.