Cyberattacks tend to come from two angles: criminals take advantage of employees with privileged access or of security weaknesses in your hardware/software infrastructure. These broad categories encompass attack vectors such as phishing, man-in-the-middle attacks, misconfigurations, and vulnerability exploits.
To prevent bad actors exploiting vulnerabilities, you must take action to reduce or eliminate security risks.
Take stock of your software and get notifications for security issues
Understand which tools your software uses: First, understand which software tools your system uses to improve software security. By not actively maintaining software, you could have persistent vulnerabilities making your company a target for cybercriminals.