Home > Resources > Whitepapers > Rethinking Cyber-Security in the Age of Relentless Attacks

Rethinking Cyber-Security in the Age of Relentless Attacks

Today, most IT security is based on prevention – an attempt to create counter measures against previously identified tactics and threats. In theory, understanding how hackers attack us helps us prepare our best defenses against them. But in practice, we can never build our virtual walls high or strong enough to serve as sufficient barricades. For starters, old tactics evolve and new tactics emerge at a rate impossible for security professionals to match. Spear phishing targets our most vulnerable employees and watering holes attract the unwary. Our best “sandbox” malware analyses can miss some of the latest suspect behaviors. It’s impossible to predict when and where the technologies we rely upon, such as Flash or Java, will suffer the exploitation of a previously undetected (a.k.a. zero-day) vulnerability.

Spotlight

SimpleWAN

Taking the sizzle of SD-WAN and adding cybersecurity, HIPAA and PCI compliance, Managed Wi-Fi, and more. Our mission is to simplify networking for businesses. SimpleWAN’s SD-WAN 2.0 was formed from the need for networking simplicity. The IT experts behind SimpleWAN’s technology saw a gap in the marketplace for easy-to-use, high-performing networking solutions. Frustrated with networking complexity and with the unreliability and costliness of legacy systems, they had a vision: to make networking not only simple, but secure, and scalable.

OTHER WHITEPAPERS

FortiClient Data Sheet

whitePaper | July 12, 2023

FortiClient’s Fortinet Security Fabric integration provides endpoint visibility through telemetry and ensures that all Security Fabric components – FortiGate, FortiAnalyzer, EMS, managed APs, managed Switches, and FortiSandbox – have a unified view of endpoints in order to provide tracking and awareness, compliance enforcement, and reporting. Traditional virtual private network (VPN) tunnels or new, automatic ZTNA tunnels provide secure remote connectivity. Provide security and protection for endpoints when local or remote.

The Ethics and Security of Cloud Computing

whitePaper | October 17, 2022

Nearly four thousand years ago, Hammurabi engraved the laws of Babylon onto a stone plinth and revolutionized the codication of law. Today, lawyers of all walks of life are engaged in a new revolution, with the ability to practice law armed with nothing more than a tablet device and an internet browser—a revolution brought about, in large part, by the rise of cloud computing.

The Definitive WFH Security Checklist: 10 Easy Steps to Safer Remote Access

whitePaper | September 15, 2022

Providing secure, fast remote access is a top priority as the modern workforce has become predominantly remote. Working from home (WFH) or outside the office was once a choice or a stopgap measure, but today, it’s critical for business agility.

The State of Zero Trust Security 2022

whitePaper | September 27, 2022

The philosophy of Zero Trust security—“never trust; always verify”—has certainly struck a chord. It took decades for organizations to move past the basic castle andmoat security mindset, and to accept that in a cloud world, there is no perimeter to defend, and intruders are always on our networks.

Apple Platform Security

whitePaper | May 26, 2022

Apple designs security into the core of its platforms. Building on the experience of creating the world’s most advanced mobile operating system, Apple has created security architectures that address the unique requirements of mobile, watch, desktop, and home.

Rethinking Cyber-Security in the Age of Relentless Attacks