Securing your network is more challenging and important than ever. Enterprise environments are always on, always connected, and often spread across the globe global hybrid systems. That means more devices to protect, more data in motion, and more compliance tougher rules to follow.
The pressure is even higher if you’re in highly regulated industries like finance or healthcare. You’re expected to meet strict compliance standards while defending against cyber threats—without slowing down your business.
The Cost of a Breach
When security fails, the impact is immediate. A single breach can damage your business, your reputation and your customers’ trust. In 2024, the average cost of a data breach hit $4.88 million, a 10% increase over the previous year and the highest on record. The increase in remote work has made this even more complicated, with breach costs rising to $4.96 million compared to $3.89 million in traditional setups.
If the cost of the breach is not concerning enough, most businesses required over 100 days to recover, with 70% reporting major disruptions. The takeaway is clear: you need to safeguard every connection, wherever work happens.
Cyber Risk Is a Business-Wide Challenge
Cyber risk affects more than just IT. It reaches across your entire organization, from operations to customer experience. As digital tools spread across departments and locations, more teams play a part in protecting critical data. Finance, HR, customer support—everyone relies on systems that need available and secure.
That’s why cybersecurity isn’t an isolated task. It’s a company-wide effort rooted in strong policies, shared awareness and consistent action. GTT support that with a global platform built on one of the world’s largest global IP backbones, with managed security services and trusted advisors who know how to help you adapt and grow.
Understanding the Risks: Non-Compliance and Cyber Threats
Regulatory pressure is rising. Standards like GDPR, HIPAA and PCI-DSS are there to protect sensitive data and ensure responsible practices. When those standards aren’t met, the fallout can be costly and hard to recover from.
At the same time, cyber threats are becoming more targeted and harder to predict. Attacks like ransomware, phishing, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) are built to find weaknesses in modern networks. A missed update or overlooked setting can be all it takes to cause serious disruption.
Take the 2021 Colonial Pipeline incident. Attackers used a VPN account without multi-factor authentication to gain access. That breach led to a shutdown that impacted fuel supply across much of the U.S. East Coast.
This is a clear reminder that strong security isn’t just about checking boxes. It’s about staying ready and making sure your business can keep moving, no matter what.
How Secure Network Services Help You Reduce Risk
Effective protection starts with integration. When tools and teams are disconnected, it becomes harder to manage risk and respond to change. Secure Network Services brings everything together, allowing you to manage access, apply rules and monitor activity in one place.
This approach helps reduce complexity while making your defenses stronger and easier to maintain.
Secure Connect, SASE Solution: A Modern, Unified Framework
Secure Connect is a cloud-based service that combines essential networking and security functions into one framwork. The Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) modelbrings together SD-WAN, and secure service edge (SSE).
With this approach, you can:
- Limit internal risk through identity-based access
- Enforce Zero Trust policies across all systems
- Apply the same rules across offices, users and cloud apps
- Scan traffic across entry points, data paths and cloud environments
- Stay aligned with PCI-DSS, HIPAA and GDPR requirements
- Simplify and strengthen the network, limit exposure and support compliance across environments.
DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services: Always-On Defense
A SASE framework is not enough. Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks continue to grow in frequency and scale. In Q3 2024, reported incidents jumped by nearly 50%, with sectors like banking and finance facing the brunt of the impact. These attacks can slow performance, block access to critical systems or cause you to miss service-level targets that your business depends on.
With GTT’s DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services, you can keep your network available under pressure. We scan traffic as it happens, filter out harmful activity and keep legitimate users connected without delay.
If you operate in a regulated industry, consistent availability is a must. Even short disruptions can throw off audits or delay critical processes. We help you avoid downtime and keep your operations running without interruption.
EnvisionDX: Visibility and Control at Scale
When your network spans teams, tools, and geographies, seeing the full picture is essential. EnvisionDX brings everything into one place, giving you the insights you need to act quickly and stay ahead of potential threats.
We designed our digital experience to reduce friction, helping you make informed decisions, track activity in context, and reduce time spent managing scattered systems.
With EnvisionDX, you can:
- Identify trends and security events as they happen
- Understand how policies are applied across users and locations
- Automate reporting and minimize manual overhead
- Customize dashboards to fit how your team works
- Support audits with tools built for regulatory tracking
Whether you’re navigating rapid change or planning for growth, EnvisionDX helps you lead with clarity and control.
Industries in Focus: Addressing Compliance Challenges
Different sectors face unique standards for security and oversight. Whether you’re handling patient records or processing financial data, your network must support strict requirements without slowing business down. We work with regulated organizations to develop strategies that improve visibility, reduce risk and support long-term accountability.
Healthcare
If you work in healthcare, you need to protect patient data across hospitals, clinics, and virtual care platforms. We secure records, cloud systems, and telehealth applications to support HIPAA compliance.
With Secure Connect, you can limit access to sensitive information, apply encryption and keep detailed logs to meet reporting requirements. Our Zero Trust access model ensures only the right people reach critical systems, wherever they work.
We also help defend against DDoS attacks that could disrupt services. With immediate protection in place, your network stays responsive and compliant under pressure.
Financial Services
Financial institutions must meet tough standards like PCI-DSS, SEC guidance and regional banking rules. We help you protect transactions, limit fraud and maintain service availability, even during peak demand.
Our platform uses segmentation and encryption to keep customer data secure. DDoS Protection helps reduce outages that could lead to compliance issues or missed obligations.
You can apply consistent policies across branches, remote teams and cloud tools. EnvisionDX gives you real-time insight into risk status and audit readiness.
Retail and E-Commerce
Retail success depends on trust: at the register, online and everywhere in between. We help you safeguard payment systems, mobile checkouts and e-commerce platforms against evolving threats.
With Secure Connect, you can control access across stores and applications while detecting suspicious activity in real time. Our DDoS Protection and Mitigation Services helps ensure reliability during peak traffic and shields your systems from revenue-impacting disruptions.
EnvisionDX makes it easier to track events, generate custom reports and demonstrate adherence to data privacy requirements.
Take the Next Step in Security and Compliance
Your operations are evolving, and your network needs to keep up. Whether you’re expanding globally, enabling hybrid work, or navigating new regulations, you need integrated solutions.
We combine secure cloud networking with global reach, local expertise and deep industry knowledge. From consultation to implementation, our managed and professional services support your business at every stage.
Here’s how we help:
- Keep operations running across remote sites and global teams
- Respond faster with threat mitigation built into the network
- Meet regulatory goals with simplified compliance workflows
- Free up your team with services that reduce day-to-day burden
- Gain visibility and control through a unified security framework
Let’s Envision Greater Technology Together. Explore GTT Secure Networking or contact our experts to get started today.
