Stopping threats at the front door

These days, an enormous amount of data is being sent. It makes things very convenient for businesses, but it also brings plenty of risks. Hackers use the sheer volume of data being sent to slip malware, ransomware and other threats in unnoticed. They use techniques such as phishing or malicious links to spread them. Visibility and information about these threats are extremely important.

Businesses have many different roles, so it is important that security is applied at a consistent level. This security needs to be organised in depth. Properly securing the IT infrastructure requires new and intelligent ways of detecting threats.

Ransomware, malware and other threats should be stopped at the front door.

Types of security

Intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS) continuously monitor the connection to the internet. They detect possible incidents and store information about them, stop these incidents and report them to the security administrators in your company. IDS and IPS have become an indispensable addition to IT infrastructure and its security. They stop attackers at an early stage and gather information about your network so they can do this ever better and more efficiently.

IDS

IDS is a security technique that analyses network traffic using various methods to try to detect risks, for example by continuously comparing traffic with normal traffic patterns to spot deviations. Based on these results, reports can then be produced or preventive actions taken.

IPS

IPS goes a step further than simply detecting risks and incidents. IPS also takes action. When predefined rules are broken, the system intervenes and stops these actions. For example, traffic from a particular IP address can be blocked. All incoming and outgoing data traffic is checked.

In practice

In practice, this translates into the following measures:
Intrusion detection: Suspicious files are flagged and analysed for threats that have not yet been identified. This way, threats are intercepted early.
Internal network segmentation: Your various networks are neatly divided so that they never come into conflict with each other. The IDS/IPS solution applies different rules to and from the internet based on this segmentation.
Vulnerability and patch management: the insights gathered can be used to patch weak spots in your system through a patch policy. This way, weaknesses in the software can be fixed as quickly as possible.

Benefits

Visibility: Gain insight into your data and network and optimise your security.
Effectiveness: A continuously updated list of threats is used, so your security is always up to date.
Low costs: You receive policy recommendations based on the vulnerabilities in the network. You can respond to these quickly and improve your security by activating or deactivating rules.
Flexibility: The security can be deployed at different points in your network. This lets you decide for yourself what should remain accessible and what needs to be well secured.
Integration: Implement it effortlessly in your network without major changes. This also keeps costs low.

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