In today’s changing world, companies find themselves under a lot of pressure when trying to decide what security tools they need. There are over 3,000 cybersecurity vendors and that number will no doubt continue to rise.
It’s essential to have the right tools so that your company can detect, prevent and respond to threats and attacks. If you want your data to be safe, you’re going to have to choose the proper tools to safeguard it.
For the most part, the cybersecurity tools you’re going to look at will fall into one of the following categories:
- Antivirus & Anti-Malware: A good AV tool will remove malicious software, and protect your systems from viruses, trojans, and ransomware.
- Firewalls: Think of a firewall as a barrier between your nternal network and the internet. It filters traffic to prevent unauthorized access.
- Intrusion Detection & Prevention Systems (IDPS): Monitors network traffic for suspicious activity and responds to potential threats.
- Identity and Access Management (IAM): Safeguarding the identities of your users is key in today’s world. It’s critical to have a IAM system that verifies that your users are who they say they are, so that the only people accessing sensitive data are your employees.
- Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR): Going a step further from a traditional AV solution, an EDR continually monitors your endpoints, and can respond to threats in real-time
- Encryption Tools: It’s extremely important to encrypt data both on endpoints (such as laptops that could be stolen) and data in transit over the internet. It’s critical to have the proper encryption tools that can get this done.
- Vulnerability Scanners: Most environments have a wide variety of endpoints. These endpoints usually vary in their age, their OS, and may not have the same OS patches. It’s becoming crucial to scan your environment for vulnerabiliites, so that your organization can patch and proactively correct vulnerabilities where attackers can exploit weaknesses.
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM): A SIEM will collect data from many different sources in your environment, provide real-time monitoring and help you to respond to emerging threats.
As new threats arise, there will always be new tools and technologies to address them. Over time this page will serve as a resource for exploring the latest cybersecurity tools, featuring reviews, product comparisons, and guides to help you choose the best solutions for your security needs.