Although technology is an integral requirement for security it is not the best answer to protecting an organisations and business in todays business world.
Risk, compliance and governance
What are the digital and cyber risks to your organisation?
Do you understand the government and industry requirements around the breach process that can save you thousands in downtime, fines and financial loss
Systems, communication and coordination
Every business is unique!
The way you do business has created your place in the market.
You have been told that you cannot do something this way or that with total disregard for your unique capability.
Yes, you need to be secure but not to the detriment of doing business.
Your business. Your risk. Your decision.
People, Education and Training
Your staff are going to be the first indication that something is happening behind the computer screen.
They are the ones that will see the computer is slow.
They will see inconsistencies. They need to be shown what a cyber event looks like and they also need to know what to do.
Your staff is the best defence against a cyber event if they are aware.
Technology and frameworks
How often have you purchased a technological solution only to find that it does not come with education, training, and understanding of best practice or ensuring that it does not become shelfware.
To get the best return on investment technology needs to be implemented within a business-defined framework.
The more stringent the framework the better the security.
Resilience and detection
No matter the situation there is a significant chance that with everything you have done you will still have a cyber event.
Your organisation needs to have the ability to get back to business as normal as fast as possible with the least amount of downtime.
In addition, you need to have the ability to track and report an attack within the network and business environment.
Continuous improvement
Implementing new cutting-edge technology, better business systems or greater revenue creation practices requires a redefinition of the business risks associated with that change.
To ensure that you can add or subtract a system with huge security implementation costs requires a system that allows it to happen.