{"id":16508,"date":"2021-09-30T03:44:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=16508"},"modified":"2021-09-30T08:14:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T08:14:20","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-be-neglecting-your-cybersecurity-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/why-you-shouldnt-be-neglecting-your-cybersecurity-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Shouldn’t Be Neglecting Your Cybersecurity Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"
Digital business is everywhere now \u2014 and with it, a disturbing realization: In a world where everything has become increasingly connected, the main focus of any particular business’s security has also necessarily become more all-encompassing. No more is a lock and key all that needs to be in place to keep your company safe \u2014 you need cybersecurity, you need dedicated measures of protection against things like leaked passwords, predatory emails, viruses, and different types of ransomware<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n But when you’re looking to justify the investment, sometimes the idea of cybersecurity looks daunting \u2014 partially because there is a budget that needs to be allotted to that in particular. If you have been neglecting that budget, not yet investing in your business’s continued safety, read on. What you find below might just help you make your choice for good.<\/p>\n When you look at the term “cybersecurity”, what’s the first thing you think of? Firewalls? Anti-virus programs? A decent password manager? Chances are, you’re familiar with cybersecurity to a degree \u2014 even if you don’t realize how far-reaching the term is. But much can be addressed by the right tools in place.<\/p>\n For example, there\u2019s the need for modern threat detection: various threat types are detected simply by implementing cybersecurity tools in your company’s protection, including old-fashioned virus attacks and signatureless cyber threats, like the newest types of ransomware. Any threat such as malware that doesn’t have a known signature can be considered a signatureless attack \u2014 but while traditional anti-virus and anti-malware programs require the signature of a threat to recognize and protect against it, newer essential protection includes signatureless detection. This means that with the right tool in place, you can preemptively recognize attacks and malicious behavior based on algorithms built to determine a threat without a signature present.<\/p>\n But detection isn\u2019t all that cybersecurity tools can help with. You also have to consider that, past detection, the biggest step to be taken in any cybersecurity protection plan is the response, or what you do once you\u2019ve found the potential threat. In some tools, of course, the response is as antiquated as the detection protocol, with actions only being taken reactively, rather than proactively, against threats that have been identified on the system.<\/p>\n However, in a modern cybersecurity solution, one that you have to budget for, there are perks \u2014 including being able to receive alerts before a possible threat has a chance to act. From network isolation tactics to filtering out risky URLs and emails before they\u2019re even clicked, cybersecurity tools of today prove more valuable than ever before, offering automatic or guided responses to the threats they find on your network or well before they even reach you.<\/p>\n So if cybersecurity encompasses both detection of and response to potential threats, what does that mean for the risks of going without? In many cases, there\u2019s no substitute: anti-virus programs only go so far on their own, as do firewalls, or other prevalent traditional methods of cybersecurity \u2014 especially those for which there\u2019s no cost associated.<\/p>\nWhat Cybersecurity Addresses<\/h2>\n
What You Risk By Not Budgeting For Cybersecurity<\/h2>\n