Security News > 2020 > December > How to Increase Your Security Posture with Fewer Resources

With security teams limited in resources, especially as state and public schools and universities are facing shortages caused by the coronavirus, educational institutions and others must find a way to increase their security posture to reduce threats like ransomware from taking hold.

To ensure that the network is secured and to audit how malware is able to move through it, schools and businesses need to deploy network traffic analytics capable of using machine learning to quickly identify where there are security vulnerabilities and spot breaches.

Network detection and response, network traffic analytics and similar platforms together with SIEM technologies help aid security and network teams in identifying when and where malware has entered the network.

By training the people that use the network to spot phishing and other malicious attempts, institutions can increase their security posture and the overall awareness of malicious threats.

By taking advantage of the machine learning capabilities in today's myriad platforms, training employees, students and users on best practices to avoid phishing and other attacks, and by continuing to use a layered security approach, institutions that are struggling to stay open during this pandemic can efficiently build out their network security to provide a secure and reliable network that reduces the risk of exposure to outside hackers.

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