If your C-suite is not asking this question or bringing up concerns about data breaches, malware, and targeted attacks, then it’s time to start.
The rise of cyber attacks across industries that handle sensitive data will continue into 2021.
Be prepared by prioritizing “Cyber-Resilience” as a theme when considering technology investments.
It’s one thing to say that you’re “on top of” or “addressing” cybersecurity in your business, but if someone asks you if you feel your company is “Cyber-Resilient” and you can’t confidently shout “Yes!” in response, then let’s make some changes before the end of the year.
What is Cyber-Resilience? A recent white paper from the IDC defines it “as the merging of cybersecurity, risk management, business continuity, and resilience practices that further the organization’s ability to withstand and recover from any accidental or deliberate attempt to keep the organization from performing its core functions.”
This is the perspective KnowIT takes when it comes to security practices for our clients (and ourselves!). Keeping a company secure means keeping them up and running, with a plan B (and even C) ready to roll out at a moment’s notice to ensure continuity of services.
The first step is identifying the key stakeholders and creating your Cyber-Resilience team. There will be overlap with your incident response planning team and disaster recover planning team.
The next step is to craft your framework for a response plan. Our templates can serve as the foundation and provides a guide for your team to follow.
The third step is identifying the risks and potential threats. KnowIT provides this in our cybersecurity audits.
The last step is instilling the mindset of cyber-resilience in your team. Cybersecurity trainings offered through our partnership with KnowBe4 can help you meet compliance requirements and supports a cyber-resilient culture that is aware, ready, and watching for potential threats.
