How SMBs Can Strengthen Cybersecurity Without Overloading Their IT Teams
Ransomware attacks surged by 73% in 2024, putting more pressure on small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) to protect their networks from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. As cybercriminals develop new attacks every day, IT teams face the challenge of managing security across their company’s devices while dealing with an overwhelming flood of alerts and IT tickets.
To stay ahead of these threats, SMBs need a comprehensive, ongoing approach to cybersecurity—one that combines both antivirus software and advanced Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) solutions. The key is ensuring these tools work seamlessly together to detect, block, and respond to a wide range of threats.
Why SMBs Need More Than Just Antivirus Software
While antivirus software can catch known threats, it struggles with more sophisticated attacks like fileless malware—those that hijack legitimate software to cause damage. That’s where EDR software comes in. EDR tools monitor and respond to suspicious behaviors, filling in the gaps that antivirus software often misses.
However, adopting EDR can be challenging for SMBs. Many EDR solutions are designed for large enterprises with dedicated cybersecurity teams, leaving SMBs with tools that may be too complex or hard to use. IT professionals at SMBs often juggle multiple responsibilities and need solutions that are simple, efficient, and capable of working with their existing systems.
Tackling Alert Fatigue and Improving Accuracy
One of the biggest challenges for IT teams in SMBs is alert fatigue. With too many notifications, it becomes easy to overlook high-risk threats, and failing to act on critical alerts can have serious consequences—research shows that a third of businesses that experience ransomware attacks close within two years.
To minimize alert fatigue, SMBs need a combined antivirus-EDR solution that automates routine tasks, minimizes unnecessary alerts, and helps IT teams focus on the most important threats.
4D’s antivirus-EDR solution addresses these issues by providing high-accuracy threat detection while streamlining workflows for IT teams. By analyzing multiple behaviors at once, the system identifies threats with precision and generates clear, actionable recommendations for IT teams to follow. This ensures that teams don’t waste time sifting through a sea of alerts, and instead, can respond quickly to the most critical issues.
A Smarter, Streamlined Approach to Cybersecurity
4D’s solution offers more than just virus protection. It detects and blocks 99.62% of malware threats, and its smart recommendations guide IT professionals on how to respond to advanced cyberattacks. The integration of antivirus and EDR ensures that IT teams can see the full picture of their security landscape in one unified dashboard, reducing complexity and enabling faster responses.
By providing both automatic protection and behavior-driven alerts, 4D helps SMBs secure their networks while reducing the burden on IT teams. The solution also allows IT teams to collaborate more effectively, ensuring that they’re always aligned on the most critical issues.
Conclusion: Simplifying Cybersecurity for SMBs
For SMBs to grow and thrive in today’s digital world, they need to ensure their networks are secure from ever-evolving cyber threats. The key is using integrated cybersecurity solutions that are easy to adopt, effective, and tailored to the needs of SMBs. By combining antivirus and EDR tools into a seamless, user-friendly system, businesses can protect their endpoints, minimize alert fatigue, and empower their IT teams to respond to threats quickly and accurately.
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