Risk Minimization
One hundred percent protection is impossible in IT security. A constant race exists between those who produce malware, such as viruses, and the software vendors that produce protective systems. As a company, you are most likely to have security systems installed on your network to protect you from such attacks. However, without regularly comparing whether all the systems have the most current level of protection, the measures you take become increasingly ineffective, and you fail to reduce the risk sufficiently.
For instance, do you know how effective patch management, virus and spyware protection really are in your corporate network? Are you sure that all the relevant systems have been supplied with the current update?
A central task within the scope of risk minimization is to keep the effectiveness of IT security at the highest possible level. A Security Level Management system supplies the requisite transparency for this. However, many companies place too much trust in an update system. If errors occur in the update process, the security gaps created frequently remain undiscovered owing to a lack of control. Weak spots known about and documented on the Internet can be exploited to damage a company, and the residual risk remains high despite the use of a wide range of technical safeguards.
The key danger consists of not recognizing the actual risk. This leads to a false sense of security which hinders effective protection. No security gap in the network should be left undiscovered. Identifying and closing these gaps only functions when all the security systems in place are subjected to constant checks - in real-time.
AMPEG Security Lighthouse supports you in minimizing the residual risk by creating the required transparency in quality assurance for IT security.