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3 Types of Cyber Security Solutions Your Business Must Have

August 28, 2026 Guides & Playbooks

Three types of cybersecurity solutions every business needs

Download the Cybersecurity Guide

ybersecurity requires more than antivirus software or a firewall. As technology and cyber threats have evolved, businesses need multiple layers of protection working together. Download the guide to explore three key areas of cybersecurity and learn how Perimeter Security, Intranet Security, and Human Security work together to help protect your business.

Topics Covered

Perimeter Security

Learn how perimeter security helps control access to critical applications, services, and data while monitoring suspicious activity and blocking known threats.

Firewalls & Intrusion Prevention

Understand the roles firewalls and Intrusion Prevention Systems play in monitoring network traffic and identifying potentially malicious activity.

Intranet Security

Explore how patching, software updates, anti-malware protection, and physical security can help protect individual computers and devices after a threat gets past the network perimeter.

Human Security

Learn why employee behavior is an important part of cybersecurity and how security awareness training can help employees recognize and respond to potential threats.

Passwords & Security Testing

Understand the importance of strong password policies and ongoing security testing in reinforcing cybersecurity best practices.

Building a Layered Cybersecurity Strategy

See why Perimeter, Intranet, and Human Security need to work together rather than relying on a single cybersecurity solution.

Overview

Build Cybersecurity Around Multiple Layers of Protection

Modern cybersecurity threats can target your network, individual devices, and the people using them. Relying on a single security tool can leave important gaps in your defenses.

This guide breaks cybersecurity into three core areas: Perimeter Security, Intranet Security, and Human Security. You’ll learn about the different controls within each layer and why they need to work together as part of a broader cybersecurity strategy.

What You’ll Learn

Get a practical overview of the different layers that make up a cybersecurity strategy.

You’ll learn about firewalls, intrusion prevention, spam protection, software patching, anti-malware protection, physical security, employee awareness training, password policies, security testing, and how these protections work together.