Charnie-Lee Adams-Kruger, Check Point South Africa. Photo: Karolina Komendera

How can a business prioritise network security when faced with other day-to-day pressures? For many, it’s a careful balancing act of managing existing network solutions while considering the implementation of modern, consolidated security platforms in a more complex, hybrid world of work. It’s an organisational challenge that requires security practices that make sense for your IT infrastructure. “With people working from everywhere, a lot of things have changed,” says Charnie-Lee Adams-Kruger, the country manager for Check Point South Africa. “From being able to use your own devices to do whatever you need to on third-party platforms, it’s become more and more important for people to become security-aware.”

For Adams-Kruger, this is why it’s never been more important to follow network security best practices. “Regardless of the size of the industry, every business needs to secure their network from cybersecurity attacks. The security landscape is continually evolving with threat actors using sophisticated technologies to compromise corporate networks,” she says. While the cybersecurity requirements may differ from company to company, Adams-Kruger believes that a change from detection to prevention is the first step. “Because once malware is in your organisation, it’s already too late.”