Technology Magazine April 2021 | Page 66

CLOUD AND CYBER

“ It ’ s important that all businesses pre-install staff computers and devices with security software to ensure they are protected at all times ”

DAVID EMM PRINCIPAL SECURITY RESEARCHER , KASPERSKY ’ S GLOBAL RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TEAM
and resources . Relying on one vendor to protect your business from all angles does have some benefits such as only having to deal with one contact , but this single vendor may not be the industry lead in all the products it is using to protect your business . A multi-layered approach that includes different product categories will provide the best protection . The more layers , the higher chance of maintaining a strong security defence .
Kujawa added : “ Data security and data accessibility go hand in hand , if your security makes it difficult to achieve accessibility of the data , users may try to find ways to subvert security for the sake of convenience , for example downloading confidential and important files to a personal device for offline access , or using personal e-mail or communication tools for internal comms that you would normally do with secured accounts .”
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