“Throughout the developed world, governments, defense industries, and companies in finance, power, and telecommunications are increasingly targeted by overlapping surges of cyber attacks from criminals and nation-states seeking economic or military advantage. The number of attacks is now so large and their sophistication so great, that many organizations are having trouble determining which new threats and vulnerabilities pose the greatest risk and how resources should be allocated to ensure that the most probable and damaging attacks are dealt with first. Exacerbating the problem is that most organizations do not have an Internet-wide view of the attacks.”

The Top Cyber Security Risks, September 2009, SANS Institute

“The nature of the most damaging attacks on businesses has changed.  Financially motivated attacks don’t simply go after unpatched  PC’s and servers, they increasingly are using targeted malware than requires more than simple, signature-based detection.” 

Magic Quadrant for Network Intrusion Prevention System Appliances 1H08,

Data Security

The number one fear I have is that my data and my customer information will be hacked and stolen.  I can’t imagine surviving a loss of trust by my clients.  Despite using firewalls, anti-virus and malware is there a way to avoid data theft or corruption?

Constant vigilance and a full understanding of how you are presently securing your information systems and data are critical. Also important is that one has knowledge of the types of threats being created on a daily basis.  Subject matter experts can assist companies by helping them put in place not only the best security products but also the best practices, processes and policies needed to ensure safeguards are fully utilized internally and externally to thwart intrusion.  Rockbridge Solutions can provide that expertise.