15 Oct Your servers are full of Data, Cyber Criminals love them.
P 37% of cyber attacks are discovered directly on servers, making them the most likely place to identify an attack within an organisation. That’s one of the alarming stats taken from a recent survey of 2,700 IT managers around the world.
But why are servers such tempting targets for cyber hackers?
1. Servers are at high value
Servers often contain an organisation’s most valuable data. For example, personally identifiable information (PII) such as employee and customer records could be stolen if they’re not adequately secured (for example, with encryption) on the server.
Regulations, such as the strongly introduced GDPR that protects EU citizens’ data, levy significant fines for non-compliance. Attackers know this and will threaten to release sensitive data if their demands are not met.
2. Server downtime is very costly
Servers are the motherboard of organisations and are critical to their day-to-day functioning. Unexpected downtime can seriously impact productivity by revoking access to important files or communication tools such as Microsoft Teams. Ransomware attacks can cause organisations to grind to a halt unless a costly ransom is paid.
In instances where an organisation is reliant on servers for commercial function downtime can be even more severe.
3. Servers are the perfect staging ground to attack
Servers are usually strongly connected in an organisation’s network. They are also online & running 24/7 all year round, which makes them an ideal platform for launching further attacks and performing reconnaissance looking for weak spots to exploit across the entire network. If you can’t identify a compromised server, the gates to your IT stronghold could be wide open to the elements.
So what can be done in order to secure your organisation’s servers? The answer is in the right combination of advanced protection, visibility with powerful tools like Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) and server specific features such as File Integrity Monitoring.
With Sophos Sandstorm, you’ll receive a next-gen advanced threat defence. It provides a whole new level of targeted attack protection, visibility & Analysis. IT can quickly & accurately identify evasive threats before they enter your network.
What other solutions miss, Sophos Sandstorm uses powerful, cloud-based, next-generation sandbox technology.
We’re Urban Network, we can help save your Business.
We specialise in managed IT & technology services to help businesses across London & the wider-South East, from our base in Wapping, East London.
Urban Network has a proven track record, with extensive experience and a full portfolio of industry accreditations & certifications.
Among our range of skills, we have a specialism in cyber security. Ensuring we aid our clients with employing the best & most appropriate security practices, procedures and tools to protect their sensitive data.
If you have any concerns or challenges with your cyber security, or with your technology generally, we would like to hear from you. Please contact the team today.