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Your Company Is Falling Prey To Unseen Attacks! Can't Someone Stop Them? (Page 1 of 4)

There are literally thousands of malware variants in the wild of Cyber Space and any one of them could take down your company, steal your identity or the identities of all of your customers!

We are all aware of the multitude of solutions being offered to counter these attacks, so the question arises: while CSOs and CTOs together with their teams of professional security and systems engineers defend the enterprise armed with the multitude of tools available to them, how is it that this threat continues to grow?

Those tasked with company security and charged with trying to find safe harbor for their company’s information and infrastructure have to deal with the unarguable fact that information assurance has not improved.

Two decades after the introduction of the PC and the Internet, computing prevalence has made every company a target of invisible attackers with intent to do harm.

These attackers are no longer the “script kiddies” of the past. They are organized, funded, trained, and in no mood to be deterred. While the role of CSOs will forever be entrenched in the global business economy, there are new approaches emerging which will put them back in control of their infrastructures. New technologies are now providing systemic answers to the problem of malicious software (malware), both present and future – technologies like Savant™.

Savant Protection™ has leapt ahead of traditional approaches by taking a far more encompassing view that accounts for the realities of present day chaos by introducing Savant, the first solution which eliminates the spread of any known or unknown malware without the need for inoculations, scanning, or rules. This new approach passively protects a computing system from new attacks regardless of strategy.

Gone are the days of corporate-wide outages due to previously undiscovered vulnerabilities. With Savant, the days of spread are over. Companies are now recognizing that while they concentrate on daily business, cybercrimes are being plotted by “technically sophisticated” teams driven to infiltrate and exfiltrate the enterprise.

A recent study conducted by Braun Research on behalf of IBM reflects this new reality, the results of which were drawn from 600 CIO’s located both domestically and internationally;

“The IBM survey reveals that 84 percent of IT executives of U.S. businesses believe that organized criminal groups possessing technical sophistication are replacing lone hackers in the world of cybercrime. The threat from unprotected systems in developing countries is a growing challenge, according to almost three-quarters of respondents.” 1

The problem is that these attackers know more about a company’s system flaws better than the company itself. How can this be possible? The answer is a bit unnerving in its simplicity; the invaders are consumers.

The products companies employ to build their hard and soft infrastructures are readily available for purchase or download by anyone, at any time. The hackers clearly have the advantage. They have the drive, motive, and time to create new intrusion approaches. Approaches, as of yet, unknown.

Considerations for Your Website as Your Business Grows (Page 1 of 2)

It is the dream of most business owners and entrepreneurs that their business will grow over time and become a success. In the growth process, your business and web hosting needs may change. These changes can be a challenge to manage. Often expanding operations or venturing into new avenues of business is a matter of taking advantage of opportunities. Sometimes you can plan carefully and structure the timing; however, more often business find themselves thrown headlong into a situation where they suddenly have a rush of business and have to figure out a way of handling it. Planning the structure of your website and hosting package can help you cope with the changes as they happen.

Start with the Basics

As a start-up business, one of your priorities is keeping efficiency up and costs low. Your best option is to select a shared hosting package with a reputable service provider. Do an online search for different hosting providers. Read the customer reviews and find out what type of products they have to offer. It is not recommended that you select a free hosting package. Often these have limited customer service and support and they don’t allow you upgrade when needed. A good hosting provider should have entry-level packages as well as more advanced packages that you can migrate to when needed.

Key Things to Look for in a Hosting Package

One of the most important aspects of a hosting package is the customer support that is offered. A quick phone call to the support desk will quickly show how knowledgeable the support staff are. They should be able to provide you with technical information and advice regarding your web hosting package. You should then consider upgrade options. How easy is it for you to migrate from a basic starter package to a more advanced hosting option? Are there penalties involved? Are there different hosting requirements that you will need to incorporate into the design of your website? Do you have to use specific scripts? The last consideration is website security. Even on a basic hosting package, you will want to know that a level of security is maintained on the server.

When Do You Consider Upgrading?

One of the factors that determines what type of hosting package you choose is the amount of data or bandwidth that you require. Starting out, your website will probably be quite small. Unless you are going straight into e-commerce, it will probably be just a corporate or marketing-type website that profiles your company. As your business grows, you may want to add features such as a blog, forum, chat facility or various article posts. These features usually add quite significantly to the data requirements of your website. You may then need to upgrade to a larger package that can accommodate these features. If you decide to launch a full scale e-commerce site, you will probably have specific hosting requirements. Many web hosting providers have detailed e-commerce hosting packages available for businesses. If your business gets to the size where you want to have a dedicated server then you want to be with a hosting provider that can facilitate the transition without there being too much disruption to the uptime of your website.  You may consider a dedicated server when you have specific hosting requirements. When you want greater control over your website and server or want to use specific scripts, a dedicated server is a good choice. You may also decide that you want improved security for your website that you can only get from a dedicated server. You can then upgrade your hosting package as needed.

Your Company Is Falling Prey To Unseen Attacks! Can't Someone Stop Them? (Page 1 of 4)

There are literally thousands of malware variants in the wild of Cyber Space and any one of them could take down your company, steal your identity or the identities of all of your customers!

We are all aware of the multitude of solutions being offered to counter these attacks, so the question arises: while CSOs and CTOs together with their teams of professional security and systems engineers defend the enterprise armed with the multitude of tools available to them, how is it that this threat continues to grow?

Those tasked with company security and charged with trying to find safe harbor for their company’s information and infrastructure have to deal with the unarguable fact that information assurance has not improved.

Two decades after the introduction of the PC and the Internet, computing prevalence has made every company a target of invisible attackers with intent to do harm.

These attackers are no longer the “script kiddies” of the past. They are organized, funded, trained, and in no mood to be deterred. While the role of CSOs will forever be entrenched in the global business economy, there are new approaches emerging which will put them back in control of their infrastructures. New technologies are now providing systemic answers to the problem of malicious software (malware), both present and future – technologies like Savant™.

Savant Protection™ has leapt ahead of traditional approaches by taking a far more encompassing view that accounts for the realities of present day chaos by introducing Savant, the first solution which eliminates the spread of any known or unknown malware without the need for inoculations, scanning, or rules. This new approach passively protects a computing system from new attacks regardless of strategy.

Gone are the days of corporate-wide outages due to previously undiscovered vulnerabilities. With Savant, the days of spread are over. Companies are now recognizing that while they concentrate on daily business, cybercrimes are being plotted by “technically sophisticated” teams driven to infiltrate and exfiltrate the enterprise.

A recent study conducted by Braun Research on behalf of IBM reflects this new reality, the results of which were drawn from 600 CIO’s located both domestically and internationally;

“The IBM survey reveals that 84 percent of IT executives of U.S. businesses believe that organized criminal groups possessing technical sophistication are replacing lone hackers in the world of cybercrime. The threat from unprotected systems in developing countries is a growing challenge, according to almost three-quarters of respondents.” 1

The problem is that these attackers know more about a company’s system flaws better than the company itself. How can this be possible? The answer is a bit unnerving in its simplicity; the invaders are consumers.

The products companies employ to build their hard and soft infrastructures are readily available for purchase or download by anyone, at any time. The hackers clearly have the advantage. They have the drive, motive, and time to create new intrusion approaches. Approaches, as of yet, unknown.