To cultivate a strong cybersecurity posture, organizations cannot treat security like an afterthought: rather, they must arm themselves with the tools required to prevent breaches within a certain risk tolerance, and build trustworthy systems that incorporate security controls by design.
These goals fall under the domain of "security engineering," which ensures your IT systems and assets are optimized to meet security requirements that satisfy your business needs and stakeholder requirements. But optimization for your unique infrastructure is rarely a priority for cybersecurity vendors, leaving many organizations with poorly implemented tools.
With years of experience serving large federal agencies and private industry partners with secure IT services, DataLock provides the expertise you need to acquire the right tools for your cybersecurity needs, implement them, and ensure that your systems are secure by design - not as an afterthought.
Security Engineering Facts
- In 2020, 93% of security professionals felt they lacked the necessary tools to detect security threats
- In 2023, the global cost of cybercrime is expected to reach $8 trillion dollars
- Fewer than half of businesses are making meaningful cybersecurity investments
Security Engineering Services
- Assessment of Needs - assess IT needs based on your company mission, business drivers and risk tolerance, alongside existing tools and architectures. Conduct interviews with relevant decision makers to better understand your challenges.
- Recommend Tools - recommend security tools and solutions optimized for the client's needs, including Security Information and Event Management (SIEM), vulnerability management, Identity and Access Management (IAM) and autolog management tools.
- Implementation Assistance - assist with installation, configuration and deployment of security solutions. Provide training and ongoing support as needed to ensure tools meet your needs and work with your existing infrastructure.
- Correct Faulty Implementations - correct flawed or suboptimal implementations of your existing products, whether set up by the vendor or another third-party. Troubleshoot issues and identify fixes that bring the product into alignment with your IT strategy.
- Zero-Trust Security Architecture (ZTA) - implement zero trust security controls throughout your IT systems and tools, including strong authentication methods, least privilege model of access, and continual verification as users shift between devices and applications.
Security Engineering Benefits
- Secure by Design - ensure that security is built into your systems from the outset, with a toolkit designed for your unique risk drivers and business needs; improve your cybersecurity posture against external and internal threats, reducing the chance of network penetration, expensive breaches and ransomware attacks.
- Optimized Configurations - ensure your existing security tools are set up properly, reducing the chance of vulnerabilities from misconfiguration, unavailable functionality and time-consuming troubleshooting. Streamline operations and prevent downtime caused by lack of resources.
- Reputation and Trust – show existing customers and potential clients that you take the safety of their personal information and sensitive data seriously. Differentiate yourself from competitors by making a credible commitment to cybersecurity that goes beyond checking boxes.
- Business Resilience – protect your revenue and bottom line over the long term by repelling cyber actors and eliminating the biggest risks to your sensitive data. Gain the agility needed to adapt with the changing threat landscape so you are prepared for the threats of tomorrow.
- Reduced Risk – protect your revenue and bottom line over the long term by reducing the biggest risks to your data and sensitive assets; optimized security architecture will not only prepare you for the cyber threats of today, but the cyber threats of tomorrow.
Our Approach
At DataLock, we adhere to key values that guide our standard of service for every client.
Strong Client Relationships
We work to understand your unique business needs and goals, customizing service for every client and working to avoid business disruption in the process of securing your networks and IT systems.
Bottom-Up Transformation
We believe cybersecurity should be built into networks and systems at a foundational level - not tacked on as an afterthought. We go beyond the surface level, building our solutions with cybersecurity as a pillar, and working to secure your IT infrastructure from the bottom up.
Effective Teamwork
At DataLock, we know cybersecurity is a team effort: we work to include all relevant decision makers in conversations about your cybersecurity posture, building a culture of cybersecurity preparedness that will pay dividends for years to come.
About DataLock
Since 2013, DataLock's cybersecurity expertise has been trusted by federal agencies and private businesses alike. With thought leaders behind the development of major cybersecurity standards and more than 30 years of combined experience, we are veterans of information security and program management.
Our mission is to provide competitively priced security solutions and services that enable modern businesses to navigate the evolving cyber landscape more effectively, mitigating risk and building effective security programs that protect their customers and sensitive assets. To learn how we can help you, contact us today.