Despite an influx of best-in-breed security technologies, organizations around the world are seeing a continued rise in cyber attacks. There are big implications. Financial consequences include immediate costs of investigating the breach and extend longer-term to include lawsuits and regulatory fines. Loss of customer trust can translate into declines in business. Perhaps most damaging is the impact of shutting down entire systems, which can grind operations to a halt. This is especially dangerous when the target is a critical healthcare, government, or utility provider.
From the high-profile Equifax breach to payment compromises at hotel chains and retailers, security teams are increasingly under pressure to not only determine why this is happening but what can be done to fix or prevent these problems. For many companies, getting “back to basics” could be one of the most effective weapons in the war on cyberattacks.
It’s About the Fundamentals
Spending more time on maturing and measuring fundamental security controls might have helped prevent many of the breaches we’ve seen…
