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MDR is an acronym for Managed Detection and Response. It also goes by EDR, Endpoint Detection & Response, and XDR, Extended/Anything Detection & Response. In a perfect world it’s designed to act as an early warning system, letting you know in real time if something bad is happening against your network or systems and in some cases to automatically respond on your behalf.
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Why do small businesses need to protect themselves online?
Most small businesses today use the Internet as a regular part of doing business. Getting online has never been easier. Just turn on your smartphone and start surfing, or open up your laptop and connect to a wifi hotspot. The Internet has become the new Wild West, with cybercriminals operating globally with impunity, stealing information and locking businesses out of their own networks, and holding them for ransom which is usually paid in bitcoins. Small businesses have just as much to lose as larger businesses. IYour information is valuable and is worth something to somebody, and then the onus is on you to protect it. Not taking precautions can lead to expensive clean-up costs, or, in extreme cases, can cause the death of your entire business. It’s up to you to make sure your business, your employees, and all of your data is protected at all times.
Why is the Internet so risky?
From the most basic perspective, using the Internet has become incredibly risky because the bad guys, criminals, hackers, malicious, and, in some cases, just curious users, have recognized the Internet as a source of almost limitless information. In today’s digital economy, information = money. All data, no matter how innocuous or almost irrelevant it may seem to you, has value to someone. And because even today with everything we know about the risks and about protecting ourselves, the vast majority of both large and small companies online aren’t taking adequate steps to protect themselves. Combine a wealth of information (remember, information=money) along with a bunch of unprotected systems hosting that information, and you create a breeding ground for criminals to make a very comfortable living online stealing information and holding systems hostage (the cost of cybercrime is estimated at $6 TRILLION in 2021 by Cybersecurity Ventures). If you aren’t taking reasonable effort to protect yourself and your business online, you’re simply helping to perpetuate the problem. It’s time to break the cycle!
Does my business need to be online?
Whether they are marketing their products or services, getting orders from customers by email or through web order forms, or simply doing research on their line of business, the Internet has been a game-changer for all businesses. If you aren’t using the Internet in some fashion, you can pretty much guarantee that your competition is. You can also guarantee that your customers and prospective customers are. If you’re not there in some way for them to find or interact with you, they’ll simply move on to someone else they can find online. Being part of the global digital workplace isn’t an option anymore. For 99.9% of all businesses, it’s a necessity to survive and thrive.
What is the internet of things (IOT)? What's the difference between IOT and the Internet?
You may have heard of the Internet of Things (IOT). IOT refers to the billions of devices in comparison to people that are connected to the Internet. Rather than laptops and desktops being used by people, IOT devices are typically purpose-built devices that are performing a specific function. Think of the myriad of new smart home devices like the Google Nest and Amazon’s Alexa. Even your Smart TV is connected to the Internet so you can run Netflix or Disney+ right from the TV without any set top boxes. Every one of those devices (TVs, refrigerators and other smart appliances, smart home devices like light switches, garage door openers, front door cameras, the list goes on) has an Internet address and is able to talk to the Internet, just like you do when you’re on your laptop or home PC surfing. Each one of those devices represents a potential security risk if it hasn’t been properly secured. If the average household now has 10 or more connected devices, that’s 10 places where poor or non-existent security controls could provide a hacker into your home network. With so many people now working from home, someone on your or your employee’s home network is one step away from accessing the sensitive company information on your corporate network.
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