Intelligent CISO Issue 38 | Page 69

decrypting myths
which may indicate intent to harm their organisation .
With data privacy legislation in many jurisdictions becoming tougher each year , protecting a company ’ s files manually is an impossible task . Automation tools that classify files raise an alert if they are moved and restricted access should be an essential part of any CISO ’ s cybersecurity budget .
Protecting your network , wherever it ’ s being accessed from
Remote data security should be an essential part of every CISO ’ s budget .
It ’ s clear from the experience of 2020 that remote working is here to stay . It not only shifts costs from capital expenditure to operating expenditure , but also enables an organisation to access good talent no matter where it is located .
The downside is that remote working brings a considerable increase in security risk , through the use of home Wi-Fi networks for example , which are often shared with family
Adam Gordon , Country Manager ANZ at Varonis
a threat . Security tools powered by AI can establish baseline behaviour patterns of how people use technology , and automatically notify security teams when there is significant deviation . For example , these tools can raise an alert if an employee is accessing sensitive files that have no relation to their role , members and connected to notoriously insecure devices . Every additional connection to the corporate network is another potential attack vector . u www . intelligentciso . com
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