Cyber security software

Talk to anyone in the larger computing world and it doesn’t take long for cyber security to rear its head. Front and center in 2020, cyber security is real, scary perhaps, but a necessity in terms of confronting current and pending tech threats that are now part of our everyday lives. As the last round of elections in the U.S., and many others worldwide demonstrated, cyber security is vital not only for protecting what is yours online, but the governmental systems that we have all established as a global society.

At its core cyber security is the practice of defending networks, servers, mobile devices, computers and data from malicious attacks. Within the larger arena of cyber security, one has network security, application security, information security and operational security. Network security is the practice guarding a computer network from bad guys and gals (intruders). They will use malware to attack (more on that in another post) and once a network has been compromised, it’s all downhill from there. Application security refers to keeping software and devices free of external (and even internal) threats. This level of security begins in the design stage of the application, at the initial stages and way before the device is deployed.

Information security protects data that is either stored or in transit, and operational security is akin to a playbook for sports, but in this case, a playbook that protects data assets. Accessing a network must come through a permission and there are a host of procedures that determine where or how the data will be stored. The chance of a global cyber threat continues to increase by the day. The firm RiskBased Security revealed roughly 7.9 billion records were exposed by data breaches over 9 months last year alone. This was up 112% from 2018.

Some alarming statistics to say the least. If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re going to shout … YOU NEED CYBER SECURITY SOFTWARE!

Acunetix is a market leader in web security testing technology. They will scan and audit all web applications (JavaScript, HTML5, Single Page Applications and more) and then scan up to 6,500 web and 50,000 network vulnerabilities as well. Acunetix is widely used by education, banking, government and military companies and available on Windows, Linux and online as well. TokenEx is another solid bet, an enterprise-class tokenization platform that offers unlimited flexibility in how a client can secure, store and subsequently access data. They work with multiple data-acceptance channels and can secure nearly any type of PCI, PHI, PII and unstructured data formats.

And lastly, DriveStrike. The ones in the know rave about DriveStrike. Not to say the previous two are not at its level, but when computing folks rave about something, it’s best to pay attention. This is a data and device protection solution for devices that have been compromised, stolen, missing or plain lost. Fortune 500 organizations swear by it as do folks like you and me concerned that our data is being used in bad ways. Whichever you go with, go with one of these. You can’t afford to sit on the sidelines while your data is being used against you.