3 Online Tools to Help Businesses Prevent Cyberattacks

3 Online Tools to Help Businesses Prevent Cyberattacks

Without these online tools, your business could be vulnerable to cyberattacks risking the information of your employees and customers.

If you have a website, online account or some type of web-based infrastructure, you are at risk for a cyberattack.

The news seems to only care about the most well-known companies and their high-profile cyberattacks, but that doesn't mean small businesses aren't vulnerable. Due to a lack of resources, most small businesses leave their websites, accounts and networks at risk just because they think they don't have the money to secure them. These companies make great targets and will continue to be taken advantage of by cybercriminals until they take cybersecurity seriously.

To help protect these small businesses, here is a list of three online security tools to get your started.

NSFOCUS

NSFOCUS provides a Complete Service Provider DDoS Mitigation Solution that protects both customers and infrastructure while enabling providers to deliver Managed DDoS Services with multi-tenant Platform that produces the lowest operating costs in the industry. The solution combines cloud and on-premises DDoS defenses with world-class global threat intelligence, working in unison to automatically defeat every size, duration, and frequency of DDoS attacks. The solution enables service providers to deliver new revenue-generating services and offset the cost of DDoS mitigation.

Qualys FreeScan

Qualys FreeScan service enables you to safely and accurately scan your network for security threats and vulnerabilities, and experience the benefits offered by the award-winning Qualys Cloud Platform.

Perimeter scanning detects security vulnerabilities across the entire network. Web application scanning detects vulnerabilities in web applications of all sizes. Malware detection scans websites for malware infections and threats. FreeScan is a free vulnerability scanner and network security tool for business networks. FreeScan is limited to ten unique security scans of Internet accessible assets. FreeScan provides a detailed report that can be used to correct and fix security threats proactively.

Open Threat Exchange

Open Threat Exchange, hosted by AlienVault, is an open threat information network. It provides real-time, actionable information for all participants. It delivers community-generated threat data, enables collaborative research, and automates the process of updating your security infrastructure with threat data from any source. OTX enables anyone in the security community to actively discuss, research, validate, and share the latest threat data, trends, and techniques, strengthening your defenses while helping others do the same.

AlienVault also offers a free Reputation Monitor Alert, a service that alerts you whenever your public IPs and domains appear in the threat exchange network, indicating they could be compromised.

About the Author

Sydny Shepard is the Executive Editor of Campus Security & Life Safety.

Featured

  • Gaining a Competitive Edge

    Ask most companies about their future technology plans and the answers will most likely include AI. Then ask how they plan to deploy it, and that is where the responses may start to vary. Every company has unique surveillance requirements that are based on market focus, scale, scope, risk tolerance, geographic area and, of course, budget. Those factors all play a role in deciding how to configure a surveillance system, and how to effectively implement technologies like AI. Read Now

  • 6 Ways Security Awareness Training Empowers Human Risk Management

    Organizations are realizing that their greatest vulnerability often comes from within – their own people. Human error remains a significant factor in cybersecurity breaches, making it imperative for organizations to address human risk effectively. As a result, security awareness training (SAT) has emerged as a cornerstone in this endeavor because it offers a multifaceted approach to managing human risk. Read Now

  • The Stage is Set

    The security industry spans the entire globe, with manufacturers, developers and suppliers on every continent (well, almost—sorry, Antarctica). That means when regulations pop up in one area, they often have a ripple effect that impacts the entire supply chain. Recent data privacy regulations like GDPR in Europe and CPRA in California made waves when they first went into effect, forcing businesses to change the way they approach data collection and storage to continue operating in those markets. Even highly specific regulations like the U.S.’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) can have international reverberations – and this growing volume of legislation has continued to affect global supply chains in a variety of different ways. Read Now

  • Access Control Technology

    As we move swiftly toward the end of 2024, the security industry is looking at the trends in play, what might be on the horizon, and how they will impact business opportunities and projections. Read Now

Featured Cybersecurity

Webinars

New Products

  • Unified VMS

    AxxonSoft introduces version 2.0 of the Axxon One VMS. The new release features integrations with various physical security systems, making Axxon One a unified VMS. Other enhancements include new AI video analytics and intelligent search functions, hardened cybersecurity, usability and performance improvements, and expanded cloud capabilities 3

  • A8V MIND

    A8V MIND

    Hexagon’s Geosystems presents a portable version of its Accur8vision detection system. A rugged all-in-one solution, the A8V MIND (Mobile Intrusion Detection) is designed to provide flexible protection of critical outdoor infrastructure and objects. Hexagon’s Accur8vision is a volumetric detection system that employs LiDAR technology to safeguard entire areas. Whenever it detects movement in a specified zone, it automatically differentiates a threat from a nonthreat, and immediately notifies security staff if necessary. Person detection is carried out within a radius of 80 meters from this device. Connected remotely via a portable computer device, it enables remote surveillance and does not depend on security staff patrolling the area. 3

  • Connect ONE’s powerful cloud-hosted management platform provides the means to tailor lockdowns and emergency mass notifications throughout a facility – while simultaneously alerting occupants to hazards or next steps, like evacuation.

    Connect ONE®

    Connect ONE’s powerful cloud-hosted management platform provides the means to tailor lockdowns and emergency mass notifications throughout a facility – while simultaneously alerting occupants to hazards or next steps, like evacuation. 3