As methods of attacking get more and more advanced, security officers need to make adjustments accordingly to the security system to make sure the system continues to be prepared against these attacks. Just like technological tools and attacks continue to grow, security should as well. Otherwise, a new type of attack could penetrate a system simply because there was not a security measure in place to address the attack.
Some advanced forms of malware go through an entire process to eventually attack a system before getting caught. Ransomware can be especially dangerous because it can affect a system and demand a ransom to fix it or not release information (if the attacker actually follows through). Another advanced attack is when there are vulnerabilities in a third party’s resources. This can be tricky when a third party was expected to be trustworthy, but they did not realize there was a vulnerability that was exploited.
A security officer should run regular scans and do patches/updates to make sure the system has updated security against these advanced attacks. Another good strategy is to see how much power a system is using to see if there is other activity going on that should not be. Finally, educating users on ways to prevent committing compromising actions can help prevent attacks.