State-actors and digital criminal organizations are constantly adapting and adjusting their strategies and tactics to steal your information. Your data is the “coin of the realm.” Once they have your data, your organization not only becomes vulnerable to their ransom demands, but it will also suffer in the reputation and trust that you have spent years to cultivate. Many small to midsized business often think that the data and information they have is not worth a hacker’s time. That is the first mistake.
Think about your business operations. The amount of data and information that you store on your employees alone is enough of an incentive. Toss in the data and information that you store about your clients, and you now have vulnerabilities that require your attention. Imagine your employees suffering due to personal information stolen from your system. Now extend that to your customers. What if information gained about them leads to financial losses and a major hit to your bottom line? Still think you have nothing worth stealing?
To gain a better understanding of how compromises and breaches takes place, the MITRE ATT&CK knowledge base of adversary tactics, techniques, and procedures is a great resource to look at. It details the methods and methodologies that bad actors use to attack their targets. You can access this resource at MITRE ATT&CK®
The MITRE ATT&CK Threat Model detailing the methods of adversarial tactics.
Understanding how you can be breached often leads you to gain a sense of the risks you take when operating in today’s environment. As you can see, the attack vectors are numerous. You would bankrupt your business if you attempted to deploy everything needed to protect you from any possible breach, and at the end of the day you would still find that you are still vulnerable. Why?
People! People are the beginning and nexus of any attack. Systems can be tightly controlled through policies and algorithms. People are not as easily controlled. Knowing what your employees do and the systems they access is vital to knowing how to defend against attacks. We always start by understanding your business and the roles your employees play in its day-to-day operations. We look for those potential vulnerabilities and design the best security approach for you to take. Trust Vigilance Technologies to get you started on that path.
