How to apply information security solutions properly

Our world is now a huge and complex data generator. Every action can be recorded somewhere, somehow, sometimes by ourselves and sometimes by others. A social interaction, a financial transaction, one heard song, watched video, professional experience, a place visited, an acquisition, a success, a failure. Each of these events generate data that is electronically or physically written and is information that can be arranged to represent something we do, are or have been in order to try to predict what will be or what we strive to be.

We are constantly interacting with others, somehow, always connected, whether through social media, mobile devices, laptops and the Internet of things. A large amount of data and raw material is available, ready to be used, waiting for someone to explore and find something unexpected.

This is what we know today as the Big Data. We always had data surrounding us, but the volume we have now, the speed of generating and have available, and the range of variety that we have indicates the complexity and the specific attention that this concept requires. These large volumes of data, and the availability of tools to analyze them, creates a fantastic opportunity to learn things we did not know and to transform our mentality and the way we do business. However, we must recognize that this opportunity comes at a cost and that includes new risks that need to be aware.

What confidential information and privacy considerations we should give importance to deal with the Big Data? What to do if, for any reason, a person without authorization can access certain data, applications and processes? And if the goal is to change this system without anyone noticing? And if the documentation process is changed while it is being reviewed? And if the data management includes personal data and someone without authorization can access and, at worst, steal this data?

These questions are some that make us think about information security and privacy of sensitive data. Check out the following five items needed to deal with the huge amount of data generated daily and ensure information security of your company:

1. Define a strategy

The first step that companies should pay attention is to define a cyber security strategy that seeks to align security capabilities in a custom program to risks and threats;

2. Assemble a single data architecture

This will ensure that the company gets more safety information, since it allows the information to be captured and analyzed;

3. Think of the unified security products

Each product displays its own data structure and this should be integrated into a unified analytical framework for enterprise security;

4. Invest in open and scalable tools

Companies that continually invest in security products can promote the technologies based on analyzes become more efficient;

5. Increase the internal security initiatives

Look raise domestic security initiatives through of external threats intelligence services. With it, you can evaluate data that are under threat, as well as analyze the reliable contacts.

We must always remember that something can go wrong, so preventive measures should be triggered to ensure that the expected results are reliable.

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