As our tech-powered world advances at an increasingly rapid pace, an excellent cybersecurity program has become essential for every business and organization. Yet, there are a surprising number of security strategies that are missing a crucial piece: the “human firewall.”
The endless arms race between cybersecurity professionals and their criminal adversaries has picked up pace dramatically in recent years. Threat actors such as sophisticated criminal organizations and nation-states are adopting new tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning. The risk of cyberattack is increasing exponentially—and so too must your cybersecurity capabilities.
Businesses are increasingly migrating to the cloud, driven at least partly by the move to remote and hybrid workforces. The numbers bear this out, with Gartner forecasting that worldwide public cloud end-user spending will reach nearly $500 billion in 2022, rising to $600 billion in 2023. The same Gartner forecast says infrastructure as a service (IaaS), including managed cloud infrastructures, will be the market segment that will experience the most significant growth at 30.6%, followed by desktop as a service (DaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS), with both projected to expand by about 26%.
Cisco’s Future of Secure Remote Work Report found that only 19% of organizations surveyed had more than half their workforce working remotely before Covid. Post-Covid, that number more than tripled to 62% . That shift has already had a substantial impact on IT infrastructures, as network endpoints now include both company and personal devices used by the on-site and remote workers who are the heart and soul of these businesses.
It’s very likely that your IT infrastructure plays a central role in your business. Your computers, printers, phones, and wireless access points, as well as your surveillance and alarm systems, are all networked and connected by cables and wires. Professional network cabling and wiring services can help most companies optimize the infrastructure that keeps their communications and the rest of their technology’s lifeblood flowing.
Although there are many aspects of cybersecurity that involve applying improvements to existing networks and infrastructures, it is also possible – and often preferable – to establish highly secure systems from “the bottom up.” And in terms of a significant first step towards proactive protection, few measures can compare to a well-designed and secure wireless network design.
