Did you know that worldwide 92 malware attacks happen every minute and out of these, 69% of them are zero-day? Worryingly, this is significantly higher in the UK where a huge 96% of malware attacks are zero-day. Let’s take a deeper look into zero day threats and attacks and the steps you can take to help protect your business.
A zero-day threat is a malware threat that hasn’t been seen before and doesn’t match any known malware signatures which means that it can’t be detected by signature-matching software.
This threat might exploit an unknown software vulnerability, referred to as a zero-day vulnerability, or it might be a new type of malware delivered by traditional means.
A zero-day exploit is when hackers take advantage of a zero-day vulnerability to carry out a cyber attack. When a zero-day attack is detected, it must be mitigated as quickly as possible as software developers have no patch to fix it.
Cyber attacks are becoming more and more prevalent and new zero-day threats are originating at an alarming rate. In order to protect your network, applications and data, it is vital to implement cyber security best practices in your business and have an advanced threat prevention system in place which will verify untrusted files, emails and links before they enter your network.
Although the nature of zero-day malware threats mean that we cannot see them coming, there are still various ways you can help to protect your business against zero-day attacks.
In today’s climate, a basic firewall is no longer enough to protect your business against cyber security threats. In order to fully protect your business, you need a full set of scanning engines to safeguard your network against viruses, spyware, malicious apps and data leaks, from ransomware to botnets to zero day malware. An advanced network security solution will address all aspects of threat prevention, detection, correlation and response, including both current and evolving threats.
EBC Group offer the most advanced cyber security solutions to provide your business with the maximum possible protection against cyber attacks. We offer two security protection packages to suit your business needs. Our basic security protection package comprises multi-layered protection, including IPS, antivirus, URL filtering, application control, spam blocking and reputation lookup. Our advanced package includes all of the features of our basic package plus AI-powered malware protection, enhanced network visibility, endpoint protection, cloud sandboxing and DNS filtering for a fully-encompassing security solution.
We provide our comprehensive cyber security solutions, comprising cyber security protection, testing and training, alongside our range of fully managed IT services. Speak to us today about how we can help you secure your business. Contact us online, call us on 0121 3680119 or email us at hello@ebcgroup.co.uk.