Cyber Breaches Can be Prevented
• Can cyber breaches be prevented? No
• Data breaches are not a matter of if but when.
If it not possible for any Fortune 50 firm with a annual cybersecurity budget
touching nine digits to prevent cyber attacks, neither can you.
Effective cybersecurity is more about guarding the vital resources of a company
making it difficult for them to leave the building premises.
A thoughtful is also essential for post-breach resilience.
The Common Myths Confusing Small Companies
In the past couple of years, several small companies have said because they do not
process credit/debit information, this area is not a cause for concern.
This is absolutely wrong on their part. Hackers have varied goals, ranging from
espionage to terrorism, to mild damages to massive breaches, to
misappropriation.
Credit/debit card data is certainly a target, but so are intellectual property,
customer lists, personal information, strategy memos, and other non-public
data.
Cyber Hacks only Involve Credit/Debit Cards
No coverage completely addresses the quality and scope of a company's physical and data security protocols, system-network architecture, and corporate risk
culture..
The cyber coverage usually falls short of these expectations and exclude more
than they claim to actually cover.
Ensure that the cyber policy is drafted after extensive, informed security
assessments of your firm. It should not just a standardized form sent through
mail.
There is Cyber Coverage For Us
This is probably the most common blunder committed by a small company.
Most boardroom cybersecurity oversight consists of a IT lead making periodic
presentation on the firm's antivirus and firewall software.
With less number of security experts, most boards just exhale on hearing an IT
update; something they were unaware till that moment.
Cybersecurity is just a part of IT but not whole IT. It is also a matter of employee
training, physical security, and corporate culture.
The IT Team Will Take Care
Although it is admirable to disclose a data breach in front of everyone, this can put a business at a disadvantage.
Take the Target data breach for instance. The nature and size of the breach
expanded massively with each press release.
Even after being detected, malware can morph and cause further damages.
It is unlikely that the first information a business received about a breach will be
comprehensive and precise. So be cautious not to complicate a issue by
voluntarily misrepresenting it.
Disclosing a Cyber Breach
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