NetowrkTigers discusses what cybersecurity companies do.
Cybersecurity companies play a crucial role in protecting enterprises from different cybersecurity threats. The firms help create products and develop new technology to safeguard an organization’s assets. Cybersecurity firms also work with companies to offer their expertise, vulnerability analysis, and software tools to prevent potential attacks that may disrupt operations.
Why is cybersecurity important?
Cybersecurity attacks continue to increase, leading to complexities in implementing measures to mitigate and avoid them. Cybersecurity companies can do much for your organization beyond monitoring and preventing threats.
The companies can assist you in achieving compliance with up-to-date and relevant standards and security regulations in your industry, in the U.S. and other countries. A cybersecurity company can implement an on-going security protection strategy tailored to your enterprise.
A managed security plan will ensure continuous protection for your business even outside your regular working hours; reducing the need to employ more in-house IT staff and in turn, minimizing your overhead costs.
Top 6 services cybersecurity companies provide
The cybersecurity requirements for your company may be different from other businesses. What works for other companies may not be adequate in mitigating the threats that could compromise your security and privacy. Here are essential services your cybersecurity firm should provide:
Penetration testing
Penetration testing is performed to determine the devices and networks vulnerable to attacks and require security upgrades. Depending on the scope of the test, the entire process can take a few days to several months to perform.
The scope of the test lists the processes and systems to be tested and is defined by the client. Cybersecurity firms that perform penetration testing cannot go beyond the scope provided by the client because the process is done to protect the integrity of the organization’s information.
The test requires the cybersecurity firm to try and breach your web application or network and identify the assets at risk of threat. By identifying the systems at risk and the magnitude of the threats involved, the firm can take appropriate action to prevent potential attacks.
Incident response
An incident response plan helps prevent all malicious activities. Cybersecurity companies that offer incident response services evaluate your cyber incident survivability and readiness, provide on-call 24/7 emergency response and awareness training.
The company also helps your enterprise detect, identify, prevent, and recover from attacker attempts, service system interruptions, virus infections, and break-ins. Additionally, the company analyzes your current plan, assists you in creating a new plan, and offers a rapid and coordinated response when needed.
Systems auditing
Systems auditing is conducted to check whether your cybersecurity technologies, protocols, and policies comply with the industry standards and legal requirements. An expert can only conduct these audits due to the evolving, highly technical, and detailed regulations implemented by relevant governments and agencies.
Most cybersecurity firms only specialize in one type of compliance: PCI DSS, FERPA, or HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). For example, most health insurance organizations perform a HIPAA audit to check off employee training, administrative, physical, and technical safeguards, and enforcement of the required standards.
Managed services and outsourced IT
Managed services allow businesses that lack the technical expertise to outsource their cybersecurity tasks to an outside provider. Cybersecurity firms are paid to manage the support and maintenance of all the servers within an organization’s network.
All the functions including repairing corrupt systems, security patching, systems monitoring, and recovering lost data are handled by the cybersecurity firm. This model allows SMBs to avoid paying the high upfront fees of employing and training in-house cybersecurity specialists.
Employee training
Training your employees is crucial for vulnerability management as they are the weakest link in firewalls surrounding your systems. Most of your workforce does not understand the implications of their actions or cybersecurity.
Unfortunately, today’s cyber threats exploit this lack of knowledge, tricking users into opening suspicious attachments or clicking harmful links. A cybersecurity company teaches your employees how to identify and avoid attacks, and understand how important they are to your enterprise’s cyber defense.
Software development
Most cybersecurity firms only work in the development and research domain. They create security software and tools that are licensed to other cybersecurity companies. These products may range from system monitoring tools, endpoint protection software, and analysis tools to email analysis software and firewalls.
The firms continually upgrade their tools with research teams that monitor new attacks and ways to prevent them.
Get enhanced cyber threat protection
Whether you are yet to develop a cybersecurity program or you already have one, we will help you choose the best security strategy to make your enterprise secure round-the-clock. At NetworkTigers, we support our clients’ business continuity planning and project management requirements. Contact us today to help you make sound decisions regarding your cybersecurity needs.
