The escalating threat landscape and the need to protect an increasing complex environment are causing real problems for IT organizations across the board. Cybercriminal expansion is leveraging every possible vector today to spread malicious content: email, web content, social media, 3rd party application vulnerabilities, among many others.

As a result, companies must consider all threat vectors and provide real protection at every layer of the enterprise. But the reality is that a layered malware protection strategy is rarely considered or the idea is ignored all together. Many companies today consider their firewall with some sort of security suite to be enough. Others think they only need desktop/server protection and nothing on their firewall, at the gateway. For many malware protection is simply a commoditized purchase, a security technology required for compliance purposes and, at best, procured for the lowest possible price.

What they don't realize are the costs associated with having their network compromised or their data stolen. If their network is compromised through a layer they didn't have protected they can be hit with the costs of cleaning up their network, the loss of valuable data and recovering it if possible, potential fines for not being in compliance with the various data protection regulations for their industry, potential lawsuits if confidential employee or customer information is stolen, loss of business when the word gets out or from having their network down, and the downtime of their network and employees while you get it squared away. For you it could mean not only the potential loss of a customer but involvement in any legal matters regarding the breach. Any one of these costs are much greater than the costs of effectively protecting their network, data, and business!

With that said, in order to keep cybercrime at bay it requires vigilance at every layer, not simply at the endpoint or the perimeter. And to master that vigilence, it requires an effective multi-layered protection system that will seemlessly intergrate with all layers of their network.

The chart below illustrates the increased protection created by a layered malware protection strategy.

The question then is, "What is the best approach to deliver layered security throughout their organization effectively?"

Loosely integrated layered security components create a disadvantage from the start. Solutions like these limit your visibility of the malware risks across the entire enterprise, making protection more difficult to manage and, ultimately, even more difficult to respond rapidly to threats as they appear. It makes it even more difficult as your customer has employees using smart phones that connect into the network. Along with MACs, smartphones, due to being mini-computers where people store and use to transmit all sorts of confidential information, have become the next great frontier for cybercriminals to exploit. If you customers have integrated these into their network then it is imperative you also make sure they are protected as well. Yes, that's right. Though not as vulnerable as PCs running Windows, MACs are vulnerable to cybercrime and other threats. You still need to protect them.

Because of the many possibilities that exist today and will develop in the future, that is why it is important to have a multi-layered protection system in place that integrates seamlessly to protect all layers of your customer's network that may exist . . . from the endpoint layer to the file server layer to the mail server layer to gateway layer to the mobile layer to the cloud layer . . . and at the same time provides the greatest value for each dollar spent.

That is why we highly suggest that you should consider Kaspersky's solutions to protect your customer's network and data. Not only is it best-of-breed, but they have won many awards with their solutions and you can be assured the best possible protection at every layer of your customer's enterprise.

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