As hard as it is to believe, we are already more than a month
into 2021 – and our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Team is
well on its way to managing over 2,000 data security incidents this
year. It serves as an important reminder that a few cybersecurity
suggestions can have a big impact as we embrace the months to come.
The following are our top five suggestions to enhance the security
of your network, detect intruders more quickly, and reduce the
scope and expense of data security events this year.
1. Deploy Heuristic-Based Endpoint Monitoring
Ransomware attacks are the most dangerous online threats facing
business information systems today. As encryption has become
weaponized through sophisticated ransomware attacks, one of the
strongest elements of a layered defense is the use of endpoint
monitoring, with strong data analytics used in a heuristic manner.
New variants of ransomware are being deployed daily, and are
intended to lock up critical data to extort money
