Digital transformation has become the inevitable trend of the future development of modern enterprises. Therefore, ensuring network security is the goal that all enterprises should strive to achieve. However, due to the inequality between the two sides of network security attack and defense, it is not easy for enterprises to really do a good job in network security. They need not only perfect professional knowledge, but also build a comprehensive network security protection capability to form a systematic security protection mode, so that they can better respond to various new unknown network attacks and ensure the security of enterprises’ digital development.
Digital Risk Management
With the in-depth development of enterprise digital transformation, effective digital risk management has become a basic requirement. When an enterprise faces a security threat, it should clearly know how to make the most effective response. Good digital risk management should always be based on reliable strategies and procedures for handling security incidents. This strategy should follow three steps: prevention (how to reduce the attack risk), solution (how to respond quickly if the attack succeeds) and recovery (reduce the consequences of hacker attacks and ensure the normal operation of business).
Compliance management
Compliance management has always played an important role in enterprise network security, and is a major driving factor for enterprises to actively carry out network security construction. Taking the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as an example, it is mandatory for enterprises and organizations to notify the affected users and data protection agencies within 72 hours after the security incident, and to respond in a timely manner to minimize the harm of the incident. Otherwise, they will face a fine of up to 2% of the annual turnover or 10 million US dollars.
The competent departments of the industry continuously issue and implement network security laws and regulations, which not only protect the privacy of consumers, but also protect the security of enterprise business data and IT infrastructure. Compliance governance can protect the rights and interests of enterprises, customers and third-party partners. Of course, enterprises should pay close attention to actual security risks and threats while ensuring security compliance requirements.
Cloud computing security
Today, almost all enterprises will use cloud computing services to some extent. This means that enterprises must protect the data and business application systems using the cloud. However, the latest survey data shows that 29% of the surveyed enterprises face the challenge of lacking cloud security capabilities. At present, the main threats to cloud computing security include poor identity management, poor protection of cloud applications, and insecure API connections. It is the responsibility of the enterprise, not the cloud service provider, to ensure the security of cloud data and applications. As enterprise security risks shift from local to cloud, they need to have professional teams and capabilities for cloud security protection. Vinchin offers solutions such as VMware backup for the world’s most popular virtual environments, XenServer backup, XCP-ng backup, Hyper-V backup, RHV/oVirt backup, Oracle backup, etc.
Big data analysis
In the era of wide application of big data, using big data analysis technology is an effective way to quickly improve the network security protection capability. For example, when analyzing advanced persistent threats (APT), big data analysis is an indispensable means. APT is usually aimed at stealing the intellectual property rights or strategic business data of enterprises, which is one of the most serious security threats faced by modern enterprise organizations. Big data analysis can greatly improve APT’s ability to detect threats, because by viewing a large amount of data, you can effectively discover security anomalies. Otherwise, this process will take a long time, and it is unlikely to identify advanced threats.
Automated Security
The application of automatic security technology is very important for modern enterprises, which can solve the problem of insufficient network security skills and improve the overall security capability of enterprises. By using machine learning and artificial intelligence technologies, enterprises can quickly identify known and potential threats, while reducing some false positives in early automation. AI and machine learning can identify threats by type (such as ransomware or phishing), whether it is a known malware type or not. AI and machine learning have been widely used in the new generation of network security solutions, but the choice depends on the existing professional skills of enterprises. Enterprises need to increase staff skills training in this regard in order to effectively use automated security tools.
Security management and operation
The network security assurance work is “3 points in technology, 7 points in management”. Efficient security management and operational capabilities are critical to clearly communicating threats and ensuring that all departments of the enterprise recognize the importance of security. Teamwork and collaboration are also important. Experts from all teams need to cooperate with each other to ensure effective completion of work. The network security work needs to get rid of the isolated working mode and establish a security culture of efficient cooperation among various departments to ensure the reliable implementation of security protection strategies.
Patch and software management
Patch management is the key to ensure that malicious elements cannot attack enterprises through disclosed vulnerabilities. Modern enterprises need to clearly recognize the importance of regularly updating software system versions, and understand how to deploy updates throughout the enterprise with minimal impact. Most software programs release a series of patches after the initial version of the software, so the enterprise security team must constantly download and implement patch updates to ensure the most reliable protection of the system. It will be easier for enterprises that use a lot of SaaS software, because version updates will be sent directly from the supplier to the cloud. The supplier also provides audit tracking services to ensure compliance requirements are met. However, it is still important to pay attention to the potential security risks and vulnerabilities in these products.
