Cybersecurity is incredibly important these days, especially to the business sector. With so many prominent names hitting the headlines after having customer information stolen, it's no surprise so many administrators are terrified at the thought of a data breach. This fear isn't unfounded, either. A study conducted by Centrify found that around 66 percent of customers in the U.S. would likely halt any interaction with a company that's officially been hacked. 

Enterprise networks are changing at a rapid pace – becoming more complex as next-generation advancements transform traditional architectures. Simultaneously, enterprises of all kinds and across all industries are coming to the sobering conclusion that with these changes, the traditional approach to cybersecurity is no longer effective.

With these changes a new security paradigm is emerging, one that charges security and network professionals not only with keeping threats out, but also with gaining and maintaining visibility over what's already inside their networks; however, the increasing complexity of networks creates blind spots that make seeing these threats more difficult than ever. What's more, these blind spots are caused by a number of factors and often create bottlenecks that can degrade network performance.

The Verizon RISK Team performs cyber investigations for hundreds of
commercial enterprises and government agencies annually across the globe.
In 2015, we were retained to investigate more than 500 cybersecurity incidents
occurring in over 40 countries. In 2008, the results of our field investigations
were the genesis of the first Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), an annual
publication that dissects real-world data breaches with the goal of enlightening
the public about the nature of the threat actors behind the attacks, the methods
they use, including the data they seek, and the victims they target.

The Verizon RISK Team performs cyber investigations for hundreds of
commercial enterprises and government agencies annually across the globe.
In 2015, we were retained to investigate more than 500 cybersecurity incidents
occurring in over 40 countries. In 2008, the results of our field investigations
were the genesis of the first Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), an annual
publication that dissects real-world data breaches with the goal of enlightening
the public about the nature of the threat actors behind the attacks, the methods
they use, including the data they seek, and the victims they target.

For anyone who still thinks that hackers are going after the mainframe, there's good news afoot: They're not. In fact, mainframes have been borderline obsolete for about a decade now. At this point, they're mostly good for spare parts.Anyone who is concerned that ISIS might be trying to wiggle their way into the power grid to create mass chaos, or that air conditioners can be used to create a large-scale blackout, on the other hand, is very much on to something. Contact Us