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By: <\/em><\/strong>Amr Alashaal, Regional Vice President – Middle East at A10 Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CSOs, CIOs and CISOs have never had it so tough. Alongside their traditional responsibilities of safeguarding the corporation\u2019s physical assets on a day-to-day basis and preparing crisis management strategies, they must now face a cybersecurity threat environment that is growing exponentially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today, ransomware has become one of the greatest network security threats organisations have to deal with. Increasingly sophisticated and distributed at a high speed via the internet and private networks using military-grade encryption, today\u2019s ransomware attacks demand multimillion-dollar ransoms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But ransomware is only one of the many threats organisations have to deal with. There are also distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks,Man in the Middle (MitM) attacks, social engineering, insider threats, malware, and advanced persistent threats (APTs) to contend with \u2013 and those are just the most common network security threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are seven strategies to make cybersecurity professionals\u2019 organisations safer from the countless network security threats they\u2019ll be facing in the near future:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Create a \u201cSecurity-first\u201d Culture<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    The problem for CSOs is that, while most employees have some basic knowledge of cybersecurity best practices, that is pretty much all they have. Without ongoing training, knowledge testing and awareness, staff behaviour is one of the biggest cybersecurity risks that organisations face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    A study by Accenture<\/a> revealed that less than half of new employees receive cybersecurity training and regular updates throughout their career. Just four in ten respondents said insider threat programs were a high priority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Organisations must look to create a robust and distributed digital immune system with a radical re-engineering of staff behaviour. Business leaders need to have accountability for cybersecurity; security teams need to collaborate with business leaders to create and implement policies that will actually work, and those policies need to be routinely re-evaluated and tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Create a Continuous Security Education Program<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      A \u201csecurity-first\u201d culture requires that all members of the culture appreciate the concept of network security threats. For this to actually have an impact on culture, however, staff must be trained routinely to ensure that their knowledge is current.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. Implement a Zero-Trust Model Throughout the Business<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Well-trained staff and a monitored environment are crucial to the successful protection of any organisation but without a foundational Zero Trust environment, defences will be intrinsically weak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

        The Zero Trust model is a strategy for preventing network security threats that all enterprises and governments should be using to defend their networks. It consists of four components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n