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New IT security tools that you will need for 2022

With the Digital revolution around for the businesses, bigger and smaller, corporates, organizations and even governments are relying on systems to manage for everyday activities and thus making cyber-security the primary aims to safeguard data from various online attacks and any unauthorized access. Continuous change in technologies also implies for the parallel shift in cyber-security trends for the news of data breach, ransomware and hacks become the norms. Here are the top cyber-security trends for 2022.

In 2022, IT service providers will need to address these security downfalls or prepare for future threats. Here are latest technologies that are essential for the MSPs looking to accomplish those objectives.

1. Secure File Sharing

Along the same lines for email encryption are technologies that allow the safe sharing of corporate data. Secure file transfer technology will enable employees to share bigger records conveniently and collaborate easily without the higher risk of acquiring a virus and malware. The new BracketShare feature is a great instance. With this service, your clients’ employees can distribute documents and messages effortlessly using a personalized file transfer page and a URL they can provide to anyone.

BracketShare offers a customizable experience, letting users change share links and personalize invitations. Each sender is also authenticated to ensure your clients’ ultimate security. For your highly collaborative customers, offering these types of services creates for win-win in everyone including MSPs.

2. Email Security & Encryption

Many organizations already employ anti-spam filters, but in an age where social engineering schemes are becoming more sophisticated in today, comprehensive email security and encryption is essential. From the SMB to the Enterprise, more business needs total protection that filters spam, viruses, phishing attacks, and more. Email security is not just about incoming messages. Outgoing email is also for concern. MSPs must be able to stop users from inadvertently sending spam and viruses and enforce sending policies to prevent data leaks.

Employees occasionally do have to send sensitive information via email. You can keep that data secure with encryption technology that ensures only the intended recipient sees the message. Mail-protector’s Bracket email encryption service safeguards that information with the one-time links that prevent unauthorized eyes from accessing the email. Users can also sign-in securely without using a password and use advanced device fingerprinting.

3. Security Operations Center

Whether in office and remote, Security Operations Center (SOC) is essential to improving an organization’s security posture. This service serves as a hub for monitoring or analyzing for every event within the business’s infrastructure. Security Operations Center was allows the IT team to protect corporate assets including intellectual property and personnel data. Since the Security Operations Center provides 24*7 observations, system users can assess and defend against any cyber-attacks on the network no matter the time of day. This continuous monitoring or analysis of processes and technology solutions ensures that incidents can be detected and mitigated promptly. In providing a Security Operations Center team, your MSP can protect clients’ assets, cover you with regulatory email compliance, prevent network and device intrusions and reduce the repercussions of an attack.

4. Cyber-security Training

No amount of security solutions will be 100 percent infallible. Often, the only way for an organization to achieve total protection is through employee education layered on top of the tools use to keep hackers at bay. Without these vital programs, businesses could subject to greater risk and financial losses, reputational damage and non-compliance fines.

The most prominent area for human error to affect a company’s security is through phishing. These schemes run rampant and only getting worse, praying for quarantine anxiety and pandemic fears. For this reason, leaning on end-user training programs is a must for service providers who want to cover all their bases. Utilize education that engages your clients’ employees with game mechanics and logic and a reward system. Most employees see cyber-security as a hindrance, so it’s critical to utilize gamification as a way to spark interest.

5. Password Management

Another pitfall of the average workforce is a lack of care and concern for which passwords they use and how/where they store that information. More employees are currently working outside the corporate perimeter, where they are more prone to cyber-attacks, proper management of login information and other credentials is business-critical.

Passwords are no longer about having the most obscure, nonsensical pairing of letters and symbols. In recently, it’s most important to have different credentials for each account that way, if one application and website is subject to an attack, the others will remain protected. Thanks to password management software, your client’s employees do not have to worry about remembering dozens of logins and can instead access for all their credentials from a single, secure source.

Another great safeguard your MSP can implement for the multi-factor authentication (MFA). This can be especially helpful for the remote workers juggling VPNs, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, corporate social media and other easily hackable applications.  

6. Endpoint Protection

Employees working from home by using the various tools, securing for every network connection are critical. Since 2019, approximate 68 percent of IT professionals indicate that their company has experienced one if not more endpoint attacks. Protection beyond traditional antivirus solutions will help your clients decrease of their vulnerabilities.

This tech gives full visibility of devices and the ability to respond immediately to targeted attacks. The management also aids in identifying and managing user’s data access across for the network. To comply with an organization’s policies and industry standards, administrators can also limit employee admittance to sensitive data for specific websites. Overseeing all network connections not only prevents outside attacks, but it stops inadvertent data leakage from insiders as well.

Stronger Security Posture in 2022

Since 2020 to 2021 were challenging years in many regards with the cyber-security being just one of the challenges. Though COVID-19 will continue to be a concern for the New Year, there is still light at the end of the tunnel for managed service providers. With the changes to business infrastructure and work environments, IT professionals have ample opportunities to become essential of their client’s security and overall business wellbeing. Cyber-security increases most importance every year and 2022 will be no different. Enhancing your cyber-security stack is also more opportunity to increase monthly recurring revenue streams. When you provide the highest level for support and deliver quality protection, most businesses will be willing to pay the premium services.