Taxpayers expect fortified cybersecurity from their governmental agency and count on processes and controls being in place to protect networks used. Moreover, they presume that a recovery plan is in place should any cyberattack occur. Their governmental leaders believe they are prepared for threats. Cybersecurity threats are by far the number one risk in today’s technology landscape. Having a comprehensive strategy to reduce these risks is crucial. To effectively reduce cybersecurity risk, every area of technology must be evaluated.
L6 Technology identifies six areas: perimeter, datacenter, endpoints, policies, physical, network. For example, when securing your home, you need to check and lock the front door, back door, windows, and any other access. If you leave the backdoor or windows unlocked, having the front door locked is not enough security to fortify against attacks. Having a good firewall is similar to locking only the front door. Most cybersecurity attacks do not come through the front door. Users clicking on things or opening something suspicious can trigger an attack. This is the most common way breaches start occurring. To reduce this chance, multiple areas of your agency’s technology need to be examined and secured, ensuring comprehensive cybersecurity measures are implemented.
This all starts by having an assessment of your IT systems, including internet, wi-fi, network, firewalls, servers, and configuration reviews. Once risks are identified, a strategy for reducing them should be created, considering risk levels, agency resources, and team member capabilities. L6 Technology helps governmental leaders examine risks and formulate plans to mitigate them. Agencies should assume they are not adequately protected today. Firewalls should only be part of a comprehensive security strategy. Contact L6 Technology to determine if all of your doors are locked. This version maintains the content while breaking it into segments with approximately 20 words per line. Let me know if you need further adjustments!
Monitoring Center
L6 Technology’s Monitoring Center tracks each customers’ network performance, change management, patch management, configuration management, remote cloud backup and more. Alerts for system outages or issues can be customized to include organization staff immediately or delayed, or at specific times if needed.
