ANYONE IN BUSINESS knows that fighting off cyberattacks is a never-ending battle and a constant drain on resources – money and people.
Making matters worse, it always feels like the hackers have the upper hand, that they are one step ahead, unleashing ‘zero-day’ attacks that no-one has seen before.
Compounding the problem is our increased dependency on technology, and devices in particular, that offer anytime, anyplace access to applications and services we now consider business-critical.
They make us more efficient and productive but they also increase threats by providing more entry points into business networks for cybercriminals to exploit.
Companies must face the hard truth that there is no way to fully eliminate cybersecurity risk. On the other hand, there are steps that organisations can take to prevent multiple attacks or mitigate the consequences if an attack occurs.
Rate the risk
You can’t keep pace with all the threats, so work out what poses the biggest danger to your business and build a risk management regime around it.
It could be confidential company information that would cause catastrophic reputational damage if leaked or stolen; or…
