IT SECURITY

IT

includes computers and everything that can be done with them.

IT Security

is focused on protecting these computers, networks, and other digital systems against cyberattacks and other threats.

confidentiality

Protecting the privacy of data

Integrity

Ensuring that data has not been modified

availability

Providing continual access to data and systems

IT security

deals with all aspects of protecting IT assets against cyber threats.

identity security

includes methods and processes to identify, verify and authorize machines, devices, users, groups, applications, and functions

network security

involves securing on- prem networks, wide area networks (WAN), and the Internet

cloud security

As organizations increasingly adopt cloud technologies, they need cloud-specific security solutions

endpoint security

As employees increasingly work from home, endpoint security is more important than ever.

application and API security

Applications and application programming interfaces (APIs) are a major part of an organization’s attack surface and should be secured via code review, analysis and runtime analytics.

management

eploying an array of security solutions means that organizations need to manage them as well

Visibility And Incident Response

The goal of IT security is to protect the organization against cyber threats.

Vulnerability Exploitation

IT assets commonly run software that contains potentially exploitable vulnerabilities.

account takeover

Cybercriminals can steal account credentials via phishing and other social engineering attacks

financially motivated attacks

Cybercrime is a business with many opportunities to make money

Advanced persistent threats or APTs

are sophisticated threat actors financed by nation-states or organized crime.

poor security practices

Lax security configurations and access controls are a common problem in both on- prem and cloud-based environments.