In light of recent developments in the field of artificial intelligence, digital business processes are becoming increasingly complex. This also increases the attack surface for cyber criminals. IT security platforms are able to keep pace with this rapid development and make the manual workload manageable. Such platforms offer companies a comprehensive set of tools to protect their digital assets, data and reputation in an increasingly connected world. The following functions should be integrated into such a platform. This prevents further siloed solutions from being built and enables security teams to do their job efficiently and effectively.
What makes a good IT security platform?
- Risk management: IT security platforms enable companies to identify, quantify and prioritise cybersecurity risks and compliance issues. And only through a clear understanding of existing vulnerabilities can organisations develop effective strategies to nip potential threats in the bud.
- Cyber asset management: visualising, classifying and assessing the risk of all networked cyber assets in real time is a critical quality feature of IT security platforms. This continuous monitoring enables organisations to always be aware of their attack surface and identify potential entry points for malicious actors.
- Transparency and compliance: security platforms provide comprehensive data that helps create the accurate configuration management database (CMDB) and asset history.This visibility is critical to ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies.
- Network security: IT security platforms provide advanced network security features, including continuous monitoring, access control and risk mitigation.Flexible and dynamic network access policies enable control and regulation of traffic within the corporate IT infrastructure.
- Threat detection and response: threat detection, analysis and response are critical to mitigating the impact of cyber-attacks. IT security platforms use complex threat correlation techniques to eliminate false positives and more accurately identify complex malware. Automated recommendations for action improve response times to security incidents.
IT security platforms are indispensable tools in today’s world for companies looking to strengthen and future-proof their cybersecurity. From risk and asset management to network security and threat detection, these platforms offer a high degree of automation and customisability. These are indispensable qualities if you want to effectively secure tomorrow’s IT ecosystems against the ever-growing variety of cyber threats today.
Kristian is the Director Central Europe at Forescout Technologies