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title: "Tek Video: Myth - I'm Safe, I Have Current Cybersecurity Tools"
description: "Cybersecurity is much more than the tools: System Hardening, Building a company Security Plan, Policies and Procedures, Inspection and Practice."
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# [Tek Video: Myth - I'm Safe, I Have Current Cybersecurity Tools](https://blog.teknologize.com/myth-current-cybersecurity-tools)

 Written by [Byron Martin](https://blog.teknologize.com/author/byron-martin) | May 1, 2023

Cybersecurity is much more than the tools.

 

 

## Myth - I'm Safe, I Have Current Cybersecurity Tools

 

Here's another thing that I call myth.

 

 

And that's when, let's say you've checked everything off the list of the “15 Ways to Protect Your Business from a Cyber-attack”, I'm all set. I'm good. I'm cybersecurity protected.

 

Well, the tools aren't cybersecurity. The tools are a part of cybersecurity. But that's not the whole thing. You have system hardening.

 

You have your tools, but the critical part is really [establishing a security program](https://blog.teknologize.com/six-ways-to-build-cyber-resilience). What are you doing as an organization? In addition to "Hey, I've got the latest [Advanced Endpoint Protection](https://blog.teknologize.com/antivirus-vs-endpoint-security). I'm all set".

 

That's only the beginning.

 

 

 

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