Izinsizakalo Zokuphepha eziphezulu ze-IT Ukuvikela Ibhizinisi Lakho Ezisongweni Ze-Cyber: I-Cyber Security Consulting Ops

Ukuvikelwa Okuvivinywe Ngempi: Thola Izinsiza Zezokuphepha ze-IT Ezisebenza Kakhulu Zokuvikela Ibhizinisi Lakho Ezinsongweni Ze-Cyber

Esimweni sanamuhla sedijithali esishintsha ngokushesha, usongo lokuhlaselwa nge-inthanethi lungaphezu kwamabhizinisi abo bonke osayizi. Kusukela emikhonyovulweni yobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi kuya ekuhlaselweni kwe-ransomware, izinkampani kufanele zilungele ukuvikela idatha yazo ebucayi kanye nolwazi oluyimfihlo ngokumelene nezinsongo ezihlukahlukene ze-cyber. Yilapho izinsiza zokuphepha ze-IT zisebenza khona.

Njengoba ihlolwe impi futhi yafakazelwa, lezi zinsizakalo zihlinzeka ngomugqa oqinile wokuzivikela ezinsongweni ze-inthanethi, ukuvikela ibhizinisi lakho nokuqinisekisa ukuqhubeka kwemisebenzi yakho. Kodwa ngezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo emakethe, uzikhetha kanjani izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenza ngempumelelo zebhizinisi lakho?

Lesi sihloko sizokuqondisa ngezinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphezulu ze-IT ezivikela amabhizinisi ezinsongweni ze-inthanethi. Ngokuhlola izici zabo, izinzuzo, nezindaba zempumelelo yempilo yangempela, uzoqonda izinketho ezitholakalayo futhi ukuhlomele kangcono ukwenza isinqumo unolwazi.

Ungavumeli izigebengu ze-inthanethi zifake engozini ukuphepha kwebhizinisi lakho. Zitholele izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT ezivivinywe impi ezingakunikeza ukuvikelwa okudingwa yibhizinisi lakho esikhathini samanje sedijithali.

Ukubaluleka kokuphepha kwe-IT kumabhizinisi

Izinsongo ezijwayelekile ze-cyber kanye nomthelela wazo emabhizinisini

Emhlabeni wanamuhla oxhumene kakhulu, amabhizinisi athembele kakhulu ezinhlelweni zedijithali namanethiwekhi ukuze agcine futhi acubungule ulwazi olubucayi. Lokhu kwethembela kubuchwepheshe kubachaya ezinsongweni eziningi ze-inthanethi ezingaba nemiphumela emibi. Ukuhlasela kwe-Cyber kungaphazamisa ukusebenza, konakalise idatha eyimfihlo, kulimaze isithunzi, futhi kuphumele ekulahlekeni kwezimali. Ngakho-ke, ukusebenzisa izindlela zokuphepha ze-IT eziqinile kubalulekile ukuze amabhizinisi avikele izimpahla zawo futhi agcine ukwethenjwa kwamakhasimende awo.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, imvamisa nobunkimbinkimbi bokuhlaselwa kwe-cyber kukhuphuke kakhulu. Izigebengu ze-inthanethi zihlala zithuthukisa amaqhinga abo ukuze zisebenzise ubungozi kungqalasizinda yobuchwepheshe. Ngokombiko weCybersecurity Ventures, umonakalo wobugebengu bamakhompuyutha emhlabeni wonke kulindeleke ukuthi ufinyelele ku-$6 trillion minyaka yonke ngo-2021. Lesi sibalo esishaqisayo sigqamisa isidingo sokuba amabhizinisi atshale izimali ezinhlelweni zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenzayo ukuze kuncishiswe ubungozi obubangelwa izinsongo ze-inthanethi.

Ukuqonda izinsiza zokuphepha ze-IT

Izinsongo ze-Cyber ziza ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene futhi zingaba nemiphumela elimazayo emabhizinisini. Ukuqonda izinhlobo ezahlukene zezinsongo kanye nomthelela wazo ongaba khona kubalulekile ukuze kuthuthukiswe isu eliphelele lokuphepha le-IT.

Imikhonyovu yobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi, isibonelo, ibandakanya ukukhohlisa abantu ukuthi badalule ulwazi olubucayi ngokuzenza ibhizinisi elithenjwayo. Lokhu kuhlasela kungaholela ekufinyeleleni okungagunyaziwe kudatha eyimfihlo, okuholela ekulahlekelweni kwezimali kanye nokulimala kwesithunzi. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuhlaselwa kwe-ransomware kufaka phakathi ukubethela idatha yesisulu kanye nokufuna isihlengo ukuze ikhululwe. Ukuba yisisulu sokuhlaselwa okunjalo kungaholela ekuphelelweni isikhathi okukhulu, ukulahlekelwa idatha, kanye nokuqolwa kwezimali.

Izinsongo ze-Cyber zihlanganisa ukutheleleka nge-malware, ukuhlaselwa kwe-denial-of-service (DDoS) ukusatshalaliswa, kanye nobunjiniyela bomphakathi. Lezi zinsongo zingaba nemithelela ejulile emabhizinisini, okugcizelela ukubaluleka kokusebenzisa izinyathelo zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenzayo.

Izibalo zokuphepha ze-IT namathrendi

Izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT zihlanganisa izixazululo nezinqubo ezenzelwe ukuvikela impahla yedijithali ekusongelweni kwe-inthanethi. Lawa masevisi ngokuvamile ahlanganisa inhlanganisela yokuvimbela, uphenyo, nezinyathelo zokusabela ezihloselwe ukuvikela amanethiwekhi, amasistimu, nedatha.

Izinyathelo zokuvimbela zigxile ekusebenziseni izilawuli zokuphepha kanye nezinqubo ezingcono kakhulu zokunciphisa ubungozi bokuhlaselwa okuyimpumelelo. Lokhu kungase kuhilele ukuthunyelwa kwezivikela-mlilo, amasistimu okuthola ukungena, nesofthiwe yokuvikela amagciwane, kanye nokwenza ukuhlolwa okuvamile kokuba sengozini nokuphathwa kwezichibi.

Izinyathelo zokuhlola zibandakanya ukuqapha amanethiwekhi namasistimu ukuze kutholwe izimpawu zomsebenzi ongagunyaziwe noma ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha okungaba khona. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukusebenzisa ulwazi lwezokuphepha kanye nezinhlelo zokuphathwa kwemicimbi (SIEM), ukuhlaziywa kwethrafikhi yenethiwekhi, nokuqapha kwelogi ngesikhathi sangempela.

Izinyathelo zokusabela zihlose ukunciphisa umthelela wokuhlasela okuphumelelayo futhi kuncishiswe umonakalo odaliwe. Lezi zinyathelo zingabandakanya ukuhlela impendulo yesigameko, amasu ekhophi yasenqolobaneni yedatha kanye namasu okuthola kabusha, nokuqeqeshwa kokuqwashisa abasebenzi ukuze kuvinjelwe ukuhlaselwa okuzayo.

Ngokuhlanganisa lezi zinyathelo zokuvimbela, zabaphenyi, kanye nezokuphendula, izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT zinikeza ukuvikeleka okuphelele ezinsongweni ze-cyber.

Ukukhetha umhlinzeki wesevisi yezokuphepha we-IT olungile

Njengoba amabhizinisi ngokuya ngokuya ethembela kubuchwepheshe bedijithali, isimo sosongo siyaqhubeka nokuvela. Ukuqonda izibalo zakamuva namathrendi ezokuphepha e-IT kungasiza izinkampani zigweme izinsongo ezivelayo futhi zenze izinqumo ezinolwazi lapho kukhethwa izinsizakalo zokuphepha ezisebenza kahle kakhulu.

Ngokombiko we-Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, ama-71% okuhlasela ku-inthanethi akhuthazwa ngokwezezimali, ngesilinganiso sezindleko zokuphulwa kwedatha efinyelela ku-$3.86 million. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ucwaningo olwenziwa yi-Ponemon Institute luthole ukuthi kuthatha isilinganiso sezinsuku ezingama-280 ukuhlonza nokuqukatha ukuhlasela ku-inthanethi, okugcizelela ukubaluleka kwezinyathelo zokuphepha ezisebenzayo.

Amathrendi asafufusa ekuvikelekeni kwe-IT ahlanganisa ukukhuphuka kobuhlakani bokwenziwa (AI) nokufunda komshini (ML) ekutholeni usongo nokuphendula. Lobu buchwepheshe buvumela amasistimu okuvikela ukuthi ahlaziye idatha enkulu futhi akhombe amaphethini abonisa umsebenzi onobungozi. Ukwengeza, ukwamukelwa okwandayo kwe-cloud computing kanye nezinqubo zokusebenza ezikude kwenze kudingeke ukuthi kuthuthukiswe izixazululo zokuphepha eziklanyelwe lezi zindawo.

Ngokuhlala benolwazi mayelana nezibalo zakamuva namathrendi ekuvikelekeni kwe-IT, amabhizinisi angenza izinqumo ezinolwazi lapho ekhetha izinsizakalo zokuphepha ezisebenza kahle kakhulu ngezidingo zabo ezihlukile.

Amasevisi okuvikela aphethwe ngokumelene namathimba okuvikela angaphakathi endlini

Ukukhetha umhlinzeki wesevisi yezokuphepha ye-IT ofanele kubalulekile ekuvikeleni ibhizinisi lakho ezinsongweni ze-inthanethi. Njengoba kunezinketho eziningi ezitholakalayo emakethe, kubalulekile ukucabangela izici ezimbalwa lapho wenza lesi sinqumo.

Okokuqala, hlola ubuchwepheshe bomhlinzeki kanye nerekhodi ekuletheni izixazululo ezisebenzayo zokuphepha kwe-IT. Bheka izitifiketi, ukuqashelwa kwemboni, kanye nobufakazi bamakhasimende ukuze ulinganise izinga labo lamakhono nokuthembeka.

Okwesibili, hlola ububanzi bezinsizakalo ezinikezwa umhlinzeki. Isevisi yezokuphepha ye-IT ebanzi kufanele ihlanganise ukuphepha kwenethiwekhi, ukuvikelwa kwendawo yokugcina, ukubethela kwedatha, kanye nokuhlelwa kwempendulo yesigameko. Qinisekisa ukuthi umhlinzeki angakwazi ukuhlanganisa izinsiza zakhe ukuze ahlangabezane nezidingo ezithile zebhizinisi lakho.

Okwesithathu, cabangela ukunwebeka nokuvumelana nezimo kwezixazululo zomhlinzeki. Njengoba ibhizinisi lakho likhula futhi lithuthuka, izidingo zakho zokuphepha ze-IT zingase zishintshe. Qinisekisa ukuthi umhlinzeki angakwazi ukubhekana nezidingo zakho zesikhathi esizayo futhi aguqule izinsiza zabo ngokufanele.

Okokugcina, hlola indlela yomhlinzeki ekusekeleni okuqhubekayo nokuqapha. Ukuphepha kwe-IT okwanele akukhona ukuqaliswa kwesikhathi esisodwa kodwa inqubo eqhubekayo. Bheka umhlinzeki onikeza ukuqapha okungama-24/7, impendulo yesigameko esifike ngesikhathi, nezibuyekezo ezijwayelekile zokuphepha ukuze uqinisekise ukuvikelwa okuqhubekayo kwebhizinisi lakho.

Ngokucabangela lezi zici ngokucophelela, ungakhetha umhlinzeki wesevisi yezokuphepha ye-IT oqondana nemigomo yebhizinisi lakho futhi evikele ngempumelelo impahla yakho yedijithali.

Izinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphezulu ze-IT zamabhizinisi.

Amabhizinisi angathembela kubahlinzeki besevisi yokuphepha abaphethwe (MSSPs) noma asungule ithimba lezokuphepha langaphakathi mayelana nokuphepha kwe-IT. Indlela ngayinye inezinzuzo zayo nokucatshangelwa kwayo.

Izinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphethwe zinikeza ubuchwepheshe nezisetshenziswa zabahlinzeki bezokuvikela abakhethekile, okuvumela amabhizinisi ukuthi azuze kubuchwepheshe bakamuva bokuphepha kanye nemikhuba ehamba phambili yomkhakha. Ama-MSSP ngokuvamile ahlinzeka ngokuqapha ubusuku nemini, ukutholwa kosongo, impendulo yesigameko, nokuphathwa kokuphepha okuqhubekayo. Lokhu kungaba yinzuzo ikakhulukazi kumabhizinisi amancane naphakathi nendawo antula izinsiza zokugcina ithimba lezokuphepha langaphakathi.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukusungula ithimba lezokuphepha kwangaphakathi kunikeza amabhizinisi ukulawula okukhulu nokwenza ngokwezifiso isu lawo lokuphepha. Amaqembu angaphakathi angakwazi ukuvumelanisa izinyathelo zokuphepha nezidingo ezithile zebhizinisi, enze ukuhlola kwangaphakathi okujwayelekile, futhi enze kube lula ukusebenzisana okukhulu neminye iminyango. Kodwa-ke, le ndlela idinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okukhulu ekuqasheni nasekuqeqesheni abasebenzi abanamakhono kanye nokugcinwa okuqhubekayo kwengqalasizinda yezokuphepha.

Ekugcineni, isinqumo phakathi kwezinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphethwe kanye namathimba okuvikela angaphakathi endlini sincike ezintweni ezifana nesabelomali, izinsiza, kanye nobunzima bezimfuneko zokuphepha. Amabhizinisi kufanele ahlole ngokucophelela lezi zici ukuze anqume indlela efanelekela izidingo zawo.

Izibonelo: Izibonelo zomhlaba wangempela zamabhizinisi avikelwe izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT

Lapho ukhetha izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenza kahle kakhulu zebhizinisi lakho, izinketho ezimbalwa zihlolwe impi futhi zafakazelwa ukuthi ziletha ukuvikeleka okuqinile ezinsongweni ze-cyber. Ake sihlole ezinye zezinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphezulu ze-IT ezitholakalayo namuhla.

1.Izicishamlilo: Ama-firewall asebenza njengesivikelo sokuqala ekufinyeleleni okungagunyaziwe kumanethiwekhi namasistimu. Baqapha ithrafikhi yenethiwekhi engenayo naphumayo, bavimbe ukuxhumana okungenzeka kube nonya futhi bahlunge izinsongo ezaziwayo. Ama-firewall angasuselwa ku-hardware noma asekelwe ku-software, futhi adlala indima ebalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe nokuvikela idatha ebucayi.

2. Izinhlelo Zokutholwa Nokuvimbela Ukungena (IDPS): Izixazululo ze-IDPS ziqapha ithrafikhi yenethiwekhi nomsebenzi wesistimu, ukuthola nokusabela ekwephulweni kwezokuphepha okungaba khona. Lawa masistimu angakwazi ukuhlonza amaphethini abonisa umsebenzi omubi, njengemizamo yokufinyelela engagunyaziwe noma ukuziphatha kwenethiwekhi okungavamile. Izixazululo ze-IDPS zisiza amabhizinisi ukuthi abone ngokushesha futhi anciphise izehlakalo zokuphepha ngokunikeza izexwayiso zesikhathi sangempela namandla okuphendula okuzenzakalelayo.

3. I-Endpoint Protection: Amaphoyinti okugcina, njengamakhompyutha aphathekayo, amadeskithophu, namadivayisi eselula, ngokuvamile aqondiswe izigebengu ze-inthanethi ezifuna ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe kumanethiwekhi. Izixazululo zokuvikela i-Endpoint zifaka isofthiwe ye-antivirus, amathuluzi okulwa ne-malware, namandla okuphatha idivayisi ukuze kuvikelwe lezi zindawo zokugcina nokuvimbela ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe.

4. Ukubethelwa Kwedatha: Ukubethelwa kwedatha kuhilela ukuguqula ulwazi olubucayi lube yifomethi abantu abagunyaziwe kuphela abangafinyelela kuyo. Ukubethela kuqinisekisa ukuthi noma ngabe idatha ibanjwa, ihlala ingafundeki futhi ingasetshenziswa kubantu abangagunyaziwe. Ngokusebenzisa ama-algorithms okubethela aqinile kanye nezinqubo zokuphatha ezibucayi ezivikelekile, amabhizinisi angavikela idatha yawo ekufinyeleleni okungagunyaziwe futhi anciphise ubungozi bokuphulwa kwedatha.

Lezi izibonelo ezimbalwa zezinsizakalo zokuphepha eziphezulu ze-IT ezitholakala kumabhizinisi. Isevisi ngayinye ibalulekile ekuvikeleni izici ezihlukene zengqalasizinda yedijithali yebhizinisi, ihlinzeka ngokuvikeleka okuphelele ezinsongweni ze-inthanethi.

Izinqubo ezingcono kakhulu zokuqalisa izinyathelo zokuphepha ze-IT

Ukuze siqhubeke sibonise ukuphumelela kwezinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT, ake sihlole izifundo ezimbalwa zomhlaba wangempela ezigqamisa umthelela omuhle lezi zinsizakalo ezingaba nawo kumabhizinisi.

Isifundo 1: Inkampani X, inkampani ekhiqizayo emaphakathi, isebenzise isixazululo esibanzi sokuvikela se-IT esihlanganisa i-firewall, i-IDPS, nezinsizakalo zokuvikela indawo yokugcina. Ngokushesha ngemva kokuthunyelwa, inethiwekhi yenkampani ithole futhi yavimba umzamo wobugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi, ukuvimbela ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe kudatha yekhasimende ebucayi. Amandla okutholwa okufika ngesikhathi kanye nokusabela kwezinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT asindise inkampani ekulahlekeni kwezimali okungaba khona kanye nokulimala kwesithunzi.

Indaba yesi-2: Inhlangano Y, umhlinzeki wokunakekelwa kwezempilo, ihlangabezane nokuhlaselwa kwe-ransomware ebethelwe idatha yesiguli ebalulekile. Ngenxa yezinyathelo zabo eziqinile zokubethela idatha kanye nesu eliphelele lokwenza isipele, inhlangano ingase ibuyisele idatha ethintekile kusukela kumakhophi ayisipele futhi iqalise kabusha ukusebenza ngaphandle kokukhokha isihlengo. Lesi sigameko sagqamisa ukubaluleka kokuqaliswa kwezinyathelo zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenzayo kanye nokuba nohlelo oluqinile lokuphendula isigameko.

Isifundo 3: I-Startup Z, inkampani yobuchwepheshe, ibambisene nomhlinzeki wesevisi yezokuphepha ophethwe ukuze isingathe izidingo zabo zokuphepha ze-IT. I-MSSP ihlinzeke ngokuqapha ubusuku nemini, ukutholwa kwezinsongo, kanye nezinsizakalo zokuphendula izigameko. Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwezokuphepha okujwayelekile, i-MSSP ihlonze ubungozi kuhlelo lwewebhu yenkampani obekungaxhashazwa abagebenga. Ukutholwa okufika ngesikhathi kanye nokunciphisa ubungozi kuvimbele ukuphulwa kwedatha okungaba khona futhi kwasindisa inkampani emonakalweni omkhulu wezezimali nesithunzi.

Lezi zibonelo zezifundo zibonisa izinzuzo zomhlaba wangempela zokusebenzisa izinsizakalo zokuphepha ze-IT ezisebenzayo. Ngokutshala imali kuzixazululo ezifanele zokuphepha nokusebenzisana nabahlinzeki besevisi abahloniphekile, amabhizinisi anganciphisa kakhulu ingcuphe yokuhlaselwa ku-inthanethi futhi avikele impahla yawo yedijithali.

Isiphetho: Tshala imali ezinhlelweni zokuphepha ze-IT zebhizinisi lakho

Ukusebenzisa izinyathelo zokuphepha ze-IT akuwona umsebenzi wesikhathi esisodwa kodwa inqubo eqhubekayo edinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela nokwenza. Ukuze ukhulise ukusebenza kahle kwesu lakho lokuvikela le-IT, cabanga lezi zindlela ezihamba phambili ezilandelayo:

1. Yenza ukuhlola okubanzi kwengcuphe: Thola izinsongo ezingase zibe khona zebhizinisi lakho futhi uzibeke phambili ngokusekelwe kumthelela wazo okungenzeka. Lokhu kuzokusiza ukuthi uthuthukise uhlelo lwezokuphepha lwe-IT oluqondisiwe futhi olusebenzayo.

2. Sungula izinqubomgomo nezinqubo zokuphepha ezicacile: Bhala izinqubomgomo zokuphepha nezinqubo zokuhlinzeka ngemihlahlandlela kubasebenzi, osonkontileka, nabathengisi bezinkampani zangaphandle. Hlala ubuyekeza futhi ubuyekeze lezi zinqubomgomo ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi zihlala zibalulekile futhi zisebenza.

3. Fundisa futhi uqeqeshe abasebenzi: Abasebenzi bakho bawumugqa wokuqala wokuzivikela ezinsongweni ze-inthanethi. Nikeza ukuqeqeshwa okujwayelekile kwezindlela ezihamba phambili zokuphepha ze-IT, ezifana nokubona ama-imeyili obugebengu bokweba imininingwane ebucayi, ukusebenzisa amagama ayimfihlo aqinile, nokugwema amawebhusayithi asolisayo. Gqugquzela isiko lokuqwashisa ngezokuphepha futhi ukhuthaze abasebenzi ukuthi babike noma yiziphi izigameko zokuphepha ngokushesha.

4. Vuselela njalo futhi unamathisele isofthiwe: Gcina isofthiwe yakho, amasistimu okusebenza, nezinhlelo zokusebenza kusesikhathini samanje ngeziqephu zokuphepha zakamuva. Izigebengu ze-inthanethi zingasebenzisa ubungozi kusofthiwe esiphelelwe yisikhathi ukuze bathole ukufinyelela okungagunyaziwe.

5. Sebenzisa ukuqinisekiswa kwezinto eziningi: Idinga abasebenzisi ukuthi banikeze ukuqinisekiswa okwengeziwe, njengephasiwedi yesikhathi esisodwa noma ukuqinisekiswa kwe-biometric, ngaphezu kwegama labo lomsebenzisi nephasiwedi. Ukuqinisekiswa kwezinto eziningi kwengeza isendlalelo esengeziwe sokuphepha, okwenza kube nzima kakhulu kubantu abangagunyaziwe ukuthi bafinyelele ulwazi olubucayi.

6. Yenza ikhophi yasenqolobaneni futhi ubethele idatha yakho: Njalo gcina idatha ebalulekile futhi uyigcine ngokuphephile. Sebenzisa izinyathelo eziqinile zokubethela ukuze uvikele idatha lapho uphumule futhi usendleleni. Hlola izinqubo zakho zokulondoloza nokuthola ngezikhathi ezithile ukuze uqinisekise ukusebenza kwazo.

7. Hlala uqaphe futhi uhlole amasistimu akho: Sebenzisa izindlela eziqhubekayo zokuqapha kanye nokucwaninga ukuze uthole ukwephulwa kwezokuphepha okungenzeka kube khona noma imisebenzi engagunyaziwe. Njalo buyekeza amalogi futhi wenze ukuhlola kokuphepha kwangaphakathi nangaphandle ukuze uhlonze futhi ulungise ubungozi.

Ngokulandela lezi zinqubo ezihamba phambili, amabhizinisi angathuthukisa kakhulu ukuma kwawo kwezokuphepha kwe-IT futhi anciphise ubungozi bokusongelwa nge-inthanethi.