FREDERICKSBURG, Va.—A new white paper urges security professionals—at organizations of all sizes—to not give up in their fight against fraud, arguing small but smart actions can make a big difference in the battle against cybercrime.
“There are proven techniques in use today by large and small companies with limited staff and budgets that can fend off or avoid most attacks and dramatically reduce the damage of attacks that do succeed,” says the white paper from the SANS Institute.
“For example, organizations that emphasize proactive security efforts to reduce vulnerabilities in critical business assets are less likely to suffer major business damage than organizations that don’t have the skills and tools to prioritize and focus security
efforts. Successful security programs rely on more than just faster incident response to take on the challenge of damage avoidance and reduction,” the papers says, according to IT World Canada.
The paper is a reminder that taking well-known steps to avoid some vulnerabilities and mitigate many others will reduce the odds of an organization being victimized, IT World Canada said.