Finding a security centric-approach in a world of digital acceleration

The days when your company’s IT department was a separate realm, consisting of a few quiet tech gurus in a small room with plenty of coffee, are well and truly over.

With digital integration, technology has become front and centre in almost every business – even those that don’t consider themselves to be in the IT industry. With data flowing through your organisation at an unprecedented rate, opportunities for cybercrime have also increased and are estimated to affect up to 75% of companies by 2024.

For business owners who are keen to stay safe online this means shifting to a security centred data strategy that provides protection at every point of vulnerability.

Let’s take a look at the security oriented approach to data management, and how it can help to secure your sensitive company information.

bringing your data together safely in the era of convergence

Convergence is a term that’s thrown around a lot in the tech industry, and it sets the scene for the future of cybersecurity. So, what is it?

• Convergence is a phenomenon that sees previously unrelated technologies come together to create a new ecosystem.
• E-commerce, social media, and big data are bringing together the business networking, financial, and planning aspects of every business with customer information and sensitive business data flowing through channels that didn’t even exist a few decades ago.

It may seem like all areas of your business are integrated by technology, but in reality, the physical hardware and software programs that keep the various areas of your business online may not be synchronised at all – and that creates gaps in your security that attackers can exploit.

Bringing your data together under one safe umbrella is the most important thing you can do to guard your business against cyberattacks.

keep it safe in the cloud

Doing away with physical storage, keeping your antivirus software 100% updated, and embracing the cloud as a safe location for your sensitive data, payment information, company, records, legal documents, and agreements, or confidential project information, is the way forward for security conscious businesses.

Instead of relying on a single software package, we recommend that you take an overall security centred approach by investing in secure cloud storage, ensuring that your passwords are secure and difficult to guess, practicing company-wide online safety in line with best practices, and instilling a culture of cyber vigilance in your entire team.

To learn more about secure cloud storage and the pivotal role it can play in your company’s overall security strategy, check out our range of data storage packages today.