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HOW AUTOMATED DEFENCE
TOOLS ARE HELPING TO
PROTECT THE ENDPOINT
A robust endpoint security strategy is critical for modern CISOs
who are facing more threats than ever. Tamer Odeh, Regional
Sales Director for SentinelOne, tells us about some of the
biggest threats to the endpoint and how the security company
is helping to combat these.
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How would you describe the overall
threat landscape?
The threat landscape on the whole is
persistently growing, which shouldn’t
surprise anyone at this point. With more
than 90% of these ‘new’ pieces of malware
being just modified versions of existing
threats (even the latest zero-day attacks
include elements of old attack vectors), even
within the past year, the number of different
types of ransomware discovered by security
researchers around the world has doubled
– the sophistication and maliciousness of
threats has intensified. Emerging trends,
such as the recent BlueKeep exploit or
Magecart, means that security teams are
working harder than ever before to keep up
in the evolving threatscape.
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What are some of the biggest
challenges CISOs are dealing with
when it comes to endpoint security?
Every CISO knows that finding skilled
security staff these days is not only hard but
getting increasingly harder. The number of
organisations reporting a cybersecurity skills
shortage has risen every year from 42% in
2015 to 53% last year. We just don’t have
the staff to fill the gaps in this industry.
As the demand across the industry grows,
there’s no shortage of people talking about
the problem either, with increasing demands
for more co-operation between universities,
private organisations and government to
boost training opportunities and encourage
more diverse applicants into the field.
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IN MOVING
AWAY FROM
INEFFECTIVE,
LABOUR-
INTENSIVE
LEGACY AV
SECURITY
PRODUCTS,
CISOS CAN HELP
THEIR TEAM AND
REDUCE THE
WORKLOAD.
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