Which Industries Best Safeguard Sensitive Information? – Aleph Tav Technologies Analyzes Industry Sectors for Their Level of Acceptance of Information Security

Chennai, India, November 29, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Many process-intensive industrial sectors are running the risk of being caught napping, predicts Aleph Tav Technologies, the Chennai-based Information Security service provider. A threat awareness study that the security consultancy recently conducted among a number of companies in critical industries has revealed a rather disturbing trend. Given the apparent rise in cyber-attacks targeting enterprises, small and large, anyone in the outside world would expect an appropriate surge in attention to threat prevention among core industries. The ground reality, however, is quite contrary to this common perception.

A large number of dynamic businesses in high-risk sectors have shown disregard and oblivion towards pressing issues such as data privacy, mission-critical asset security and strategic risk management.

“For instance, many players in the chemical manufacturing industry consider their automation systems to be immune from cyber-attacks. Not knowing its weak links puts a business in a precarious position,” says Joseph Martin, CEO of Aleph Tav Technologies.

Continuing on the topic, Joseph shared some insights: “We have been working to break myths and emphasizing the benefits of a proactive stance as opposed to illusions of safety. Industrial Control Systems are inherently prone to hundreds of vulnerabilities that are specifically taken advantage of by targeted cyber-attacks. Our consultants have been working to assist and advise these IT teams in connecting the dots when it comes to legacy system protection and corporate network hacks. We have recorded a slow but steady pace of acceptance and revelation among business owners, but this is just the beginning,” says Joseph Martin, CEO of Aleph Tav Technologies.

Categorization of industry sectors interviewed based on their levels of acceptance/awareness as recorded:

Acceptance/Awareness Levels

Industry Sectors featuring in the respective categories

Unaware and passive

Sugar Manufacturers
Dairy products
Chemical Industries
Glass manufacturing
Cement Industry
Startup Incubators
E-learning

Taking head at a slow pace

IT
Logistics
Mobile Apps
Pharmaceuticals
Manufacturing

Responsive, appreciative and diligently implementing security

Healthcare and Clinical R&D
Banking, Financial Services and Insurance

Source: Threat awareness study by Aleph Tav Technologies
Among the sectors interrogated, the Finance, Banking and Insurance Industry apparently show much promise as a threat-aware segment. One characterized by stringent state-laws and compliance norms for data protection, this sector has had its share of deceptive, disguised attacks in the past couple of years. However, on the bright side, small companies are opening themselves up to procedural and systemic security implementation, an inspiring trend. (Source: Threat awareness study by Aleph Tav Technologies)

Similarly, the Healthcare R&D Industry is highly receptive to matters of dynamic security in the wake of Hacktivism and industrial espionage. Facilitating a favorable environment for progressive risk mitigation seems to be the company’s primary goal. (Source: Threat awareness study by Aleph Tav Technologies)

Evidently, the ugly truth seems to be that most of the other industries have no documented protection mechanism in place and a few of them have decided to stay this way in the near future. The company has observed an uneager attitude in moving beyond traditional products and solutions, thanks to a misguided belief that the issues did not necessitate investment in modern, integrated security systems. Aleph Tav Technologies has spoken to IT heads who believe that an anti-virus tool and a firewall are more than enough, which paints a dismal picture. These companies are either ignorant or essentially compromising security in favor of cost savings.

The company strongly believes in the importance of getting there before attackers do. This is the philosophy with which the company has spear-headed the threat awareness movement for technology startups. For a stable growth curve, a startup or a nascent business must invest in eliminating loopholes and risks before setting forth on its launch pad. There is always quite a lot of apprehension while weighing the reliability of a startup in comparison to that of a large, established organization, especially when the offering is an application or a web solution. The company’s assessment campaigns focus on this objective as its teams approach incubators and crowd funding platforms, sensitizing the founders and development heads as to how their breed of startups can set themselves apart from the rest as secure from scratch.

Developing a responsive security management unit, custom-built for every company, is what Aleph Tav Technologies is primed to handle. “We’ve made it our mission to help companies envisage the ways in which the assets they own can attract cyber-crimes and intruders,” says Joseph. This is the idea behind the company’s quick and precise Proof-of-Concepts. Their assessment is not just designed to uncover vulnerabilities but to identify risks and thresholds for compliance and competency.

Having sensed the general apprehension and reluctance that most companies harbor in engaging a managed security consultant, the company strives to function on the lines of an approachable knowledge sharing medium, helping customers realize and fulfill their responsibilities in securing their IT networks, thus ensuring privacy and protection for their client data.