ISSUE FOCUS
Securing the
Network
A Solid Network Needs Constant Caring, Watering, and
Feeding to Remain Safe
By Henry Clifford
At the start of 2020, I still feel like we’re in the
infancy of cybersecurity offerings for the home.
The lack of proactive solutions has driven our
company to evaluate where we are today and how
things might shake out over the next 24 to 36
months.
We live in a world where we “plug and pray” with
client networks designed with basic security
features versus proactively deterring threats. It’s the
physical equivalent of living in a home without an
electronic security system. However, whereas
homeowners can roll the dice by opting out of a
professionally monitored security system because
there are only so many bad guys driving by at any
given time, the dynamic changes completely with a
home network. Virtual bad guys are stopping by in
droves 24/7/365.
All the firewalls, passwords, and virus scans in
the world do no good in an environment where
they’ve been set and forgotten. A solid network
needs constant caring, watering, and feeding to
remain safe.
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