Top Technologies to Thwart Cyber Attacks

Today in this digital world, having an impeccable and impenetrable security framework is a necessity. Internet has spread its reach to every arena of the human life and so have hackers and cyber criminals. The number of cyber activities has seen an exponential rise in the recent few years. Cyber criminals are bent on making new methods of breaching cyber security in companies and the digital world each and every day. They are constantly evolving along with the cyber space. Many companies have suffered huge financial losses due to the data breaches by hackers, and many have faced defamation due to such activities. Hence there is a need of robust cyber security setup to fight and resist cyber attacks. Here is a list of top technologies and security measures that can help fight cyber attacks effectively and help companies and people stand firm against growing cyber crime:

 

•    Two-factor Authentication (2FA): 2FA adds that extra layer of security to the username-password combination by introducing one more step in the authorization process by adding a token device in the process which is owned by the specific user only thus restricting any hacker from logging in without the token device. It is one of the most feasible and effective method for fighting cyber crime.

•   Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): This system is relatively new and it involves recording at various endpoints, network events, and stores data locally or in a centralised database with the help of EDR tools. The data is then cross-referenced to identify any breach as taken place or is about to take place, in this way potential data breaches are detected and reacted to quickly.

•   User and Entity Behavioural Analytics: This technology analyses the user’s behavioural pattern and also the endpoints and networks to give a better understanding of know-how in case of a breach. This way it can easily pickup threats. Machine learning adds more to the analytics method by going deeper into the entities at micro and macro levels, making it possible to detect threats more effectively and help in eradicating them.

• Micro-segmentation: In this method already identified threats or attackers are segmented at granular level so that to avoid them from getting into further levels of the system. Coupling this with visualisation tools can help detect threats at a larger scale and helps in understanding the flow patterns of the data. This is also a budding technology as far as cyber crimes are concerned.

•   Cloud Based Security: Cloud-based security has gained popularity in the recent years as everything is stored on the cloud service which includes software as a service and provides data and space on demand through a shared network of computers. A cloud access security broker (CASB) helps in extending the companies security policies the cloud service provider at infrastructural level.

 

Thus, there is a need of implementation of new and advanced cyber security technologies to fight the ever growing cyber crime. A continued effort has to be put for a better and secure digital environment.