Today’s cyber landscape feels a lot like this picture. Anyone who uses a device connected to the internet is under threat. You never know when that arrow with your name will find you. Do you have the armor you need to give you the best chance of survival when the arrow finds you?
Medieval warriors had breastplates, helmets, shields, and faceguards. Similarly, it is important for school districts to have multiple layers of cyber protection. However, bad actors have taken to finding the spaces between the individual tools to slip into your network. In a battle, the enemy can sneak through weak spots unless there is a strategic general on the hill identifying them. In the same way, cyber security now requires an incredibly smart general correlating and analyzing data from individual tools to see the bigger picture and catch active threats trying to slip through.
In the world of cyber security, the idea of a single general who can identify weak spots in your cyber protection is unrealistic. However, the idea has given rise to a new class of cyber protection called Extended Detection and Response (XDR). This type of protection uses a combination of AI, automation, and a 24x7x 365 Security Operation Center (SOC) to take in all the information your security tools provide and use it to identify threats and stop them as quickly as possible. This class of protection allows school districts and companies to get the benefits of a Cyber General at a fraction of the cost of creating their own Security Operation Center (SOC) and security team.
It can get frustrating to be told you need more protection, but when that arrow has your name on it, is there ever enough?
Are you interested in learning more about XDR cyber protection? Call CSI and ask how we can help you mitigate your Cyber risk. We have services to help you get the protection your school district needs. Just contact Lisa MacDougall (lmacdougall@csiny.com) or 845.897.9480.