Any organization that utilizes online networking needs to take steps to ensure the safety of their information, and the security of their employees. Large companies with sensitive data and proprietary information typically have entire departments dedicated to maintaining a private, secure server.

However, owners of smaller companies may not have the budget to dedicate to in-house solutions, giving them the seemingly impossible task of finding efficient and inexpensive ways to protect themselves and their employees from online threats.

In order to understand the type of cybersecurity that you need, it’s important to understand how malicious actors (or “hackers”) operate.

They steal information. By using advanced phishing techniques, intruders can capture and use existing credentials to enter your systems.

They trick you into letting them in. Some intruders will send emails to members of your organization asking for credentials. If your employees aren’t versed in the latest security protocols, they may inadvertently give malicious actors exactly what they need.

It isn’t enough to just get into the system. Once inside, malicious actors need to ensure that they’ll be able to get back in whenever they want.

They search for non-secure documents. Companies sometimes unwisely store passwords and payment processing information on a non-secured platform. This is what hackers are after, and if it’s not in a secure environment, it can endanger your entire organization.

They create backdoors for themselves. By creating new users or hijacking other company accounts, malicious actors can virtually nullify attempts by administrators to block access. Actions like these are often red flags that go unnoticed by many understaffed IT departments.

Preparation is key to stopping malicious attacks, but many business owners just don’t understand how to prepare against this evolving threat. The truth is that it takes constant system monitoring in order to detect certain kinds of intruders.

Unfortunately, anti-virus and anti-spyware programs are simply no match for many of these attackers. It requires a much more advanced form of technology that’s able to identify red flags and eliminate threats that were devised to bypass detection.

With computer technology evolving every day, it can be difficult for even a team of professionals to stay versed on the variety of threats and vulnerabilities presented by each step forward.

Unfortunately, many companies cannot afford to employ a team of professionals. Most IT departments are dreadfully understaffed, leaving just a few people with the task of protecting an organization from a myriad of potential dangers.

You don’t need a team of in-house professionals when you have experts working off-site to ensure total network security.

In short, remote monitoring allows companies to utilize state-of-the-art technology and experienced technical support at a fraction of the cost.

The Triumfant Monitored Service includes a knowledgeable staff with the expertise necessary to provide constant endpoint detection and response solutions so that you can focus on what matters.

There are several concrete benefits to be gained through remote monitoring that make increasing your cybersecurity seem effortless, including:

• daily automated analysis of every monitored computer

• automatic threat notification and remediation

• malicious activity and anomaly detection

• constant threat protection

Not only does remote monitoring offer an inexpensive and effective way to keep your company safe, it can also help the world at large stay prepared in the face of looming online threats.

The more that companies are able to secure potential system vulnerabilities using endpoint security software, the easier it will become to track and protect other systems against evolving attack methods.

By deciding to use remote monitoring to enhance your cybersecurity, you’re not only helping your own business, you’re helping everyone else’s too.

Since 2002, Triumfant has provided commercial enterprises and government organizations with endpoint security solutions that include advanced persistent threat detection. Our trained analysts specialize in technologies that monitor and detect malicious activity in order to protect against trending and future attacks.

Visit www.triumfant.com for more information on how you can better protect your business.

1. http://blogs.wsj.com/riskandcompliance/2016/02/19/survey-roundup-enforcing-but-not-following-it-security-rules/

2. http://www.triumfant.com/triumfant-products-overview/monitored-services/

Summary

Threats to cybersecurity are on the rise, and yet businesses are finding it difficult to increase their IT department budgets at a reciprocated pace. Most companies are trying to reduce costs while maintaining efficiency, and the best way to ensure total endpoint security without breaking the bank is through remote monitoring.