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organisation and well-intentioned employees who make unintentional errors.
Building a resilient security architecture
Given the critical nature of data centre processes and the potentially drastic consequences of interruptions, resiliency must be woven into the fabric of all architectural designs. Some key components of a resilient design include:
• Layered security: A multilayered security strategy involves implementing multiple controls at different levels to protect digital assets. This defence-in-depth approach helps ensure that even if one layer is breached, others remain in place to provide protection.
• A proven security framework: By adopting an established framework like the National Institute of Standards and Technology’ s Cybersecurity Framework( NIST CSF 2.0) or ISO / IEC 27001, leadership teams can better evaluate risks, balance them against resolution costs and determine the most practical path to a defensible position.
• Risk assessment and testing: Conducting regular risk assessments helps organisations identify vulnerabilities and mitigate them before malicious actors exploit them. Regular testing, such as penetration tests, reveals whether current tools and strategies will perform effectively when needed and guides improvement strategy.
Tools and technologies
An effective cybersecurity strategy is still grounded in fundamentals like the principle of least privilege and user awareness training.
A robust, multilayered security strategy should integrate both digital and physical security measures, including firewalls and advanced access controls. It’ s also important to ensure that security tools are effective across the environment, whether it’ s on-premises, in the cloud or hybrid, and that they work together to ensure seamless integration and co-ordination.
Security tools for threat detection and response also need to provide effective behaviour analysis to baseline normal user routines, network traffic and other activity. Using that information, they can more accurately identify anomalies that could indicate a threat in progress and alert security teams, reducing response time and minimising damage.
Addressing the human element
Building a strong defence starts with training the team. Your employees, contractors and other IT users are the first line of defence against cyberattacks, so they must be equipped to recognise and respond effectively to phishing attempts, deepfake vishing and anything else that seems off. An alert and knowledgeable workforce can often detect threats and prevent security breaches before automated systems can.
To defend against both compromised employee accounts and malicious insiders, it’ s essential to enforce the principle of least privilege, which requires that each user be granted only the minimum permissions necessary to perform their job functions. Because the accounts of administrators and other users with elevated access rights pose the most risk, many organisations are implementing advanced privileged access management( PAM) solutions that replace standing
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