Thomas MacIsaac

What you don’t know can hurt you by Thomas MacIsaac, Cybersecurity Strategist, SSH Communications Security Cybercrime is as old as the internet, which means there has always been a need for cybersecurity. One of these bits of security is the Secure Shell (SSH) protocol, designed by Tatu Ylönen more than 20 years ago to protect communications between computers.

By Thomas macisaac, cybersecurity strategist, SSH Communications Security When it comes to SSH (Secure Shell) access management, ignorance is anything but bliss. What you don’t know can seriously hurt your organization and its reputation. In most major breaches that have exfiltrated large sums of data undetected, installed software or disabled systems, or occurred over an extended period of time undetected, it’s likely that SSH had been leveraged by cybercriminals.

Cybercrime is becoming more sophisticated by the day. Meanwhile, the price for a breach due to damage and disruption, ransom payments and regulatory fines, is increasing. No wonder there’s more of a need than ever for companies to set up a dedicated SOC using SIEM to identify threats and raise the alarm. But is that enough to fight the hackers? Although IT professionals will know all about SOCs and SIEM tools, business executives might need bringing up to speed.