Since the beginning of the pandemic, ransomware and other cyber attacks have spiked. Meanwhile, millions of people have shifted from working in offices to working remotely. Organizations are increasingly relying on video conferencing, virtual private networks (VPNs) and remote desktop protocol admin tools.
Many employers believe that, to cut down on these risks, they should invest in new and bigger solutions. However, it’s also important that they review common best practices like password policies, least privilege access, patching and more.
Let’s look at some of those best practices you can use to assess and control today’s risks.
Adopt the Zero Trust Model
It’s time to change the way you think about and approach emerging cybersecurity issues. Many people believe their defenses are so strong that they can overlook small issues and focus only on major holes that could be easy targets for attackers. But today, this mindset will keep you one step behind the attackers. Instead, change the approach by adding the zero trust security model.
Rather than assuming everything is safe behind the corporate firewall, the zero trust model assumes breaches happen and verifies every request as if it came from an unsafe network. The zero trust attitude is ‘never trust, always verify.’
Under the zero trust model, you can authenticate and authorize every access request. It also makes it easier for you to detect and respond to any odd behavior or attacks, blocking them before granting access to the network. On top of this, apply the principle of least privileged access to reduce the risks.
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