Businesses are vulnerable to cybercriminals. They can, however, level the playing field by implementing the latest cybersecurity solutions.

Here are three of the most recent technologies businesses should explore to reinforce their online security.

User Behavior Analytics (UBA)

A clever use of a user’s personal data, user behavior analytics looks at the daily activities of an individual or legitimate user in a company’s work platform or database. Through UBA, the system learns the legitimate user’s typical activities on the platform. If a hacker or unauthorized person gets hold of a user’s credentials, the UBA can identify and flag the infiltrator because their activities are bound to be different from the legitimate user’s routine. A professional CEH course and training provides the mandatory skills and expertise to safeguard from such hackers.

UBA can fill the middle-of-the-chain gap in cybersecurity. Firewalls exist to block penetration or entry into the system, while online security “circuit breakers” against data theft kick in once hackers set off any of its triggers.

But if the attackers infiltrate the system through blind spots, like getting hold of an employee’s credentials, firewalls and circuit breakers may not detect them. Attackers can then enter the system legitimately, so they won’t set off the firewall. If they stole high-level credentials that have access to confidential data, they won’t trip circuit breakers because the system will allow them to view the database.

This is where UBA can be most useful. It determines behavioral patterns and determines if an ongoing activity matches with the user’s activity footprint.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is different from behavioral analytics, but it can boost the latter by enhancing its ability to identify and read predictive behavior.

AI’s predictive analysis is also used by banks and financial institutions to map patterns for customers’ credit use and transactions. Any activity that the system deems to be out of character will trigger a security check protocol, which is usually a bank representative calling the client directly to verify an unusual purchase before they will process the transaction.

Embedded Hardware Authentication

Usernames and passwords are frail barriers against hackers, especially the determined ones and the pros. They can even get around secondary authentication questions; and once they gain hold of the original user’s credentials, they change the password in flash and gain full control of the user’s account.

This strategy happens a lot in social media and it can also happen to employees registered into their company’s systems.

So if login credentials and secondary authentication questions still make you vulnerable to hacking, what else can you do? Here’s one solution: hardware authentication.

This is the practice of creating extra layers of authentication that would involve the hardware itself. For example, your system will require you to enter a one-time-use PIN, but it won’t recognize the code if you type it through your phone or the keyboard. Embedded hardware authentication can require you to use your desktop’s mouse, for example, or your laptop’s touchpad to enter the PIN on the screen.

This cybersecurity solution is ideal for employees who use company-issued laptops and devices. They are best for employees who are reporting in an office, but can also be programmed to provide extra security to employees working from home.

Cloud Support and Data Loss Prevention

The number one reason for cybersecurity breaches is data theft. Professional hackers can try and infiltrate a protected system for kicks, but what really drives them to do what they do is the potential to earn money from the information they steal.

Data is the world’s hottest commodity right now. So as important as it is to prevent breaches, it is equally (if not more so) crucial to prevent infiltrators from obtaining the data they came for.

Multiple security layers are needed to ensure data loss prevention. The first is encryption. Storage systems that encrypt data use complex algorithms and code that scramble data en route to the next destination. Only when the data is received at the designated location can it be decrypted again with a secure password. This is the second level of security, which is key management. The third level of security is authentication: only people authorized to access the data will get the decryption key from the company’s IT department.

Secure cloud services provide the bandwidth to back up sensitive data. Although it doesn’t actively protect data, it “saves” information and keeps it from getting permanently lost in case the hardware or software gets corrupted.

These are just three trends in cybersecurity to watch out for. Businesses that already integrated these technologies into their operations should look forward to improved and more reliable products and services from their current providers.