To prevent the security breachesthat lead to cyber theft, plan to scan thoroughly your firewalls, networks and open ports for weaknesses. Do this on a regular basis (and after any major alterations or upgrades to your network), just as a conscientious homeowner checks all the house doors and windows nightly before bedtime. Run internal and external network vulnerability scans, because the vulnerabilities discovered within typically differ from those discovered outside.Score the vulnerabilities in terms of mild to highly critical and then address them in order of priority. If you need help, ask your hosting provider.
As a HIPAA and PCI-compliant hosting provider, achieving the highest level of security and compliance is always our No. 1 priority. While vulnerability assessment scans are not an explicit requirement of HIPAA regulations, vulnerability scans and quarterly reports are required for PCI certification. As a security best practice, we highly recommend monthly vulnerability scans to our HIPAA and PCI regulated hosting clients. We’re typically able to help them with this. We also help them with log monitoring and review, file integrity management, 2-factor authentication, antivirus and patch management.
Vigilance in detecting new vulnerabilities that may have inadvertently been opened in your system could one day save your company from learning a very expensive lesson in security management.
