What are the three types of Cyber Security you should implement to protect your firm and data?

Today you need a combination of several cyber security solutions to protect your firm and your data. 

1. Perimeter Security
   • A barrier between your network and the internet.
   • Web services, cloud technologies, and mobile devices bring countless opportunities for organizations, but they also significantly increase the number of services and solutions that need to be monitored. A single weakness amidst a sea of connections is all a piece of malware needs to take hold of to spread across your entire network. The key to addressing these types of threats starts with a strong perimeter security framework that controls access to critical applications, services, and data, while denying known threats and monitoring suspicious activity.
   • However, even with a strong network perimeter, hackers can find ways to bypass your first line of defense. You need to beef up your system with a couple more layers of security.
2. Intranet Security
   • A firewall can't prevent an employee from plugging in an infected USB drive.
   • Firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems and Spam filters can protect your network only from threats that originate on the internet side of your digital perimeter. Think about it like the wall of a castle — anything trying to get in has to overcome high walls and thick barriers. But once something makes it in, your walls are virtually worthless. Just because cyber security has evolved past the relatively limited scope of the ’80s and ’90s doesn’t mean those protections have been eliminated. Protecting individual computers and devices from threats that have compromised your local network are still one of the three fundamental aspects of modern cyber security.
   • Once you've insulated your IT resources from internet-based attacks and localized security gaps, there's only one thing left to worry about.
3. Human Security
   • People are the weakest links in any security framework.
   • When security breaches make headlines, they tend to be about powerful malware attacks or cunning hackers, causing many computer users to believe these are the only threats they should worry about. Due to this, companies put all their resources into perimeter and intranet security, but often overlook the risk exposure created by their own people.
   • The role that insiders play in cyber security is far bigger than you may believe. According to IBM’s 2016 Cost of Data Breach Study, 23% of security breaches are caused by mistakes such as answering unsolicited emails, connecting to unsecured networks, and setting weak passwords. When these actions are performed by trusted individuals, firewalls, anti-malware software, and spam blockers won’t be able to protect your law firm.

   Only when perimeter, intranet and human security are working in concert can you finally be certain that all your bases are covered.