Why cyber security management is like an onion – Irish Tech News

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Guest post from Novi.ie

Why is Cyber Security Management often compared to a common garden vegetable – the onion? Maybe because managing cyber risk can be a bitter experience and even make you cry? True perhaps, but the main thing that cyber security management and an onion have in common is LAYERS.

We’ve all heard the buzzwords these days around network security – ransomware, crypto viruses, spam, scams, phishing, social engineering. They are hard to miss – they are on the news, on the radio and in newspapers.

Stories of companies being hit by cyber-attacks can dominate the headlines. Usually it’s a big multinational, well-known brand; think Facebook, Yahoo, eBay, JP Morgan Chase. But the less well known, mid- and lower-tier companies are now more at risk than ever. Breaches at these companies just don’t sell as many newspapers so are less reported on.

If we look at the data, attacks on SMEs in particular are on the rise due to a lack of awareness around cyber security and limited budgets. According to Verizon Enterprise 2018 DBIR, 58% of malware attack victims are categorised as small businesses.

So if you are an IT manager or a business owner in the SME…

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