Whether or not you realize it, businesses are constantly being targeted by hackers using increasingly sophisticated techniques to target known vulnerabilities that exist within your system - and doing that includes targeting your employees. Too many businesses mistakenly assume that because they have a firewall and anti-virus software that they are safe from these constantly changing threats.

• Proofpoint reports in its 2022 Cost of Insider Threats Global Report that more than 56% of security incidents stem from employee negligence, with an average cost of $484,931 per incident (or $6.6 million per year).
  
• Another 18% of incidents are related to credential theft, with an average cost of $804,997 per incident (or $4.1 million per year).
  
• Another 26% of incidents are caused by criminal insiders, with an average cost of $648,062 per incident (or $4.6 million per year).
  
  

Password authentication is risky because it’s vulnerable to attacks targeting humans, including social engineering attacks, key loggers, password stealing malware programs, and brute force attacks. Why would cybercriminals want to go the trouble of trying to break their way through a locked, steel-plated back door when the front door is wide open?

Today’s security landscape is complex and requires a multi-layered approach. A defense-in-depth strategy is quickly becoming the only way to effectively secure you environment.  We can help your business implement a strategy that incorporates the following layers of a defense-in-depth security architecture:

• Firewalls
• Anti-virus
• Anti-malware
• VPN
• Remote access solutions
• Email / Spam Filtering
• Multi-Factor Authentication
• Completely eliminate employee passwords with hardware based authentication
• Employee security awareness training
• AI driven simulated multi-faceted social engineering attacks with reporting
• Windows Server security best practices
• Windows Client security best practices
• Office 365 / Microsoft 365 security hardening
• PKI certificate based authentication
• Backup solutions

Waiting to begin focusing on security until after you have a data breach can be costly. Contact us today to learn how we can help determine the most effective way to begin implementing a more effective security strategy today.

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