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Separa on and segmenta on of business applica ons - Understanding how applica ons and other components are dependent upon each other — also called applica on dependency — is important when it comes to security updates. For example, knowing how data is shared between systems and how those systems are affected means foreseeing the poten al ramifica ons when a new security feature is added to one app but not another. To avoid nega vely impac ng business, companies and cloud providers alike must be adept in discovering and configuring dependencies. Security consistency and centralized management - An a ack in one form or another is nearly unavoidable. In response, companies need a two-fold approach to protect themselves: a universal security policy that governs all departments, partners, and customers, and cloud-based centralized security management to make it easier and quicker to deploy security measures to each server and device. Combining overarching policies with coordinated, on- the-ground tac cs allows companies to respond to threats faster while actually reducing management efforts. OpenDNS - Phishing a acks account for more than 80% of reported security incidents. ("Top cybersecurity facts, figures and sta s cs" Josh Fruhlinger. CSO Online MAR 9, 2020). Which is why using OpenDNS is so cri cal to avoid the major impacts to produc vity that can happen as a result of web-based threats, in addi on to phishing, like untrustworthy websites, malware and ransomware. A cloud security pla orm tasked with running a company's internet has to secure web traffic and ac vity without impac ng performance. • One in ten URLS are malicious. • IoT devices experience and average of 5,200 a acks per month. • 1 in 36 mobile devices have high-risk apps installed. • Smaller organiza ons (1-250 employees) have the highest targeted malicious email rate at 1 in 323. Source: Internet security threat report 2019. Symantec. 8 oneneck.com 03