Protecting your organisation against cyber crime can sometimes feel like a never ending game of security whack-a-mole.
Just as soon as you’ve secured one weakness, it seems as though another vulnerability rears its head.
But if you take a step back, you’ll notice that as much as the cyber criminals’ tactics evolve, they tend to follow the same basic methodology.
By implementing defences that tackle the trends rather than the specific weaknesses, you can mitigate the risk of any kind of attack.
In this post, we outline five essential ways of keeping your organisation secure.
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1) Support cyber security staff
Cyber security staff often cite a lack of organisational support as their biggest concern.
They often feel that they’re not given a sufficient budget or that senior staff don’t listen to their requests.
These problems are inextricably linked.
Senior leadership generally lack technical know-how, and tend to view cyber security as a cost rather than a benefit.
However, cyber security affects every part of an organisation, from its staff to its physical premises.
It is therefore essential that organisations’ board rooms acknowledge the value of cyber security, and give staff appropriate budgets.
2) Conduct annual staff awareness training
Two of the biggest threats organisations face are phishing and ransomware, both of which exploit human error.
If employees who receive phishing emails (which often contain ransomware) are unable to spot them, the whole organisation is at risk.
Similarly, accidental breaches, privilege misuse and data loss are all the result of employees not understanding their information security obligations.
Educating staff on the ways they could put data at risk helps organisations turn one of their biggest vulnerabilities into an area of strength.
Training courses should be given to employees during their induction and then repeated annually.
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