What does Cybersecurity Awareness Month mean to DefenseArk?
A cybersecurity philosophy for the new age.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the USA (CISA) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) have a motto for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month:
“Do your part. #BeCyberSmart.”
As CISA puts it on their website, “[t]his evergreen theme encourages individuals and organizations to won their role in protecting their part of cyberspace, stressing personal accountability and the importance of taking proactive steps to enhance cybersecurity.”
From its inception, DefenseArk has put personal accountability first, creating software and data collection tools that put individual users at the helm. Now more than ever, it is integral that both individuals and organizations realize the devastating effects of a data breach, and likewise take responsibility for their safety on- and offline.
While DefenseArk is not in the business of fear mongering, we do believe that knowledge is the best tool you can have in your arsenal.
So what types of knowledge does advanced cybersecurity require?
Know The Enemy. A critical part of any cybersecurity protocol is a strong endpoint protection platform. You might hav heard the term “firewall” bandied about during discussions of cybersecurity, but today’s antivirus softwares are far more advanced than simply creating a secure perimeter around your computer. Take DefenseArk’s inaugural software, BrightScan. BrightScan identifies, isolates, and destroys malware found on your computer, but the software itself exists on the cloud, leaving your system as lightweight as ever. Unlike the antiquated antivirus software of the past, BrightScan uses a decentralized network of honeypots that draw in existing and novel malware, thereby creating an ever-growing database of digital threats. BrightScan is an optimized endpoint protection solution that assists both individual users, SMBs, and large enterprises to know the enemy.
Know Your Weaknesses. Once you have identified the digital threats that are out there and fortified yourself against them, it’s time to look inward. What are the core weaknesses that an employee for an SME or the CISO for a large organization can identify? BrightScan XDR affords remarkably straightforward insights into just these metrics.
Know the Territory. Understanding today’s digital threat landscape is integral to advancing cybersecurity. OpenAVN is a data tool that accepts submissions from reliable researchers, educators, and experts in the cybersecurity field. Using OpenAVN, users are empowered to take better care of their system’s digital health, allowing users to upload questionable websites and digital files for a malware scan. OpenAVN is the internet’s malware search engine, and can be used to optimize websites across cyberspace.
Know Yourself. Do you know where your hardware comes from? Knowing the provenance, or the origin, of your computer, phone, tablet, and even something as seemingly innocuous as a smart TV or keyboard, can be the difference between safety and vulnerability.
A crucial step in digital risk mitigation is a solid and reliable endpoint protection platform. BrightScan is a cloud-based, blockchain-powered endpoint protection platform that can be customized to fit your needs and is user-friendly enough for the home office and powerful enough to protect large enterprises.
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