The ever evolving corporate IT environment has seen many major changes in the last few years. The expansion of the IT infrastructure in companies has become a significant benefit in creating an efficient and effective workforce. The reliability of these technology resources is always under constant threat of attack. In the past these attacks were often described as pranks, simple, visible and random. These attacks have however evolved with our technology and now financially driven, sophisticated, invisible and targeted.
The way that the Corporate IT systems are accessed have also changed. We are no longer in a dumb terminal environment. The methods in which a modern workforce accesses data include:
- Mobile Workforce
- USB devices
- Internet
- Web 2.0 technologies
- more…
This is why the sytems architects need to incorporate a number of strategies for protecting your corporate IT network, including:
- Traditional Anti-virus Protection
- Proactivity
- Prevention Controls
- Application Control
- Data and Device Encryption
This white paper, produced by Sophos, discusses the security implications of modern threats, analyzes where emerging technologies can add real value, and highlights five key strategies for ensuring solid malware protection.
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