As you might have seen in the news this year, there has been no shortage of high-profile cyber security incidents in Australia. With organisations such as Toll and Lion being hit with seismic cyber attacks already in 2020, we also saw the Prime Minister announce that Australian organisations can now expect to be the target of more frequent international cyber-attacks.
Worrying news all around, it seems, but there is hope. With a more mature approach to data security, organisations of every size can begin putting cost-effective solutions in place.
We know that keeping sensitive data secure requires multiple layers of integrated security, from users and devices, to applications and firewalls, through to storage and infrastructure security. So, how can organisations create an integrated, multi-layered security environment that is future-proof?
Start with your data – Knowing where your data is and which data you want to protect is the first crucial step. With so much data being collected today, there’s no need to “boil the ocean” by protecting all of it, so it’s best to save the most extreme security measures such as encryption for your “crown jewels”.
Prepare your worst-case scenario – No one ever believes they’ll get hit with a ransomware attack until they do, and at that point, the first question will be: how do we get our data back up and running? This is why a reliable backup and disaster recovery solution is essential for restoring your busines data ASAP.
Understand your application landscape – With applications sitting on a mix of public, private, and hybrid cloud environments, it’s important to know where and how these applications store your data. In some scenarios, you can deploy tools such as web application firewalls for your public/customer facing applications.
Protection for, and from end users – Regardless of how robust your data encryption, firewalls, and network security is, endpoint protection is still only as secure as your end users themselves. This why the final layer of security needs to bring together multi-factor authentication, user awareness training, device patching and antivirus in a comprehensive solution.
In our new eBook: Preparing for disruption with agile IT we offer a range of suggestions for avoiding the financial, legal and reputational damage of a data breach, IT leaders need to consider the following solutions:
- Multiple layers of data protection across devices, users, networks, and infrastructure.
- Highly secure on-premises infrastructure with automated workload placement for real-time compliance coverage.
- Dynamic and scalable backup and disaster recovery solutions to respond quickly to breach and security incidents.
- Best practice data governance processes to ensure all data is collected, stored, and managed to the same standard.
Our team of security and infrastructure specialists can work with you to understand your current technology environment, and where you can leverage secure infrastructure for greater cyber resiliency. We can help you to implement the latest range of intelligent storage solutions from HPE, including HPE Primera, integrated with HPE Synergy and powered by Intel® Xeon® Scalable Family of processors - delivering a secure set of resources that you can automate and dynamically allocate in real-time, using a common API.