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While newer technologies, such as automation, are not a silver bullet, they sure can help ease the efforts
in protecting infrastructure – and executing complex tasks in a timely manner. This effectively eases the
burden on IT and SecOps teams, all while maintaining better security for the organization as a whole, a
true win-win scenario.

The Answer to Better Cyber Hygiene?

Good cyber hygiene doesn't have to be complicated. A great place to start to make the transition to a
more modern approach is to audit your organization and take a look at how it leverages its people,
processes and technologies to better secure its endpoints and other assets.

Are our people being put in a position to succeed? What processes could be eliminated or improved?
Are we getting enough out of our technologies to make our security team’s workflow easier?

By answering these important questions and acting on that information, organizations will have a better
understanding of how they can adapt their strategies to address today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.

In times of uncertainty, it’s important that businesses look for long-term fixes, as opposed to putting a
band-aid on issues that are likely to pop up again. The future of work is remote, and it’s critically important
that decision-makers across every industry set their IT and security teams up for future success while
meeting the standards they need to meet today.

About the Author

Richard Melick, senior technical product
manager, Automox. Richard has spent over a
decade advancing through the security industry
with his considerable experience and
considerable focus on the stories surrounding
ransomware, hacking, and cyber attacks. He has
been a security speaker on five continents and
has even advised royalty on how to make and
distribute ransomware.
Richard can be reached online at
([email protected], @AutomoxApp, etc..)
and at our company website
https://www.automox.com/

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