CYBERSECURITY: The checklist you should have!
Cybersecurity has become a critical aspect of life for many of us. With the increasing number of cyber threats and attacks, it is essential to protect sensitive information and data from falling into the wrong hands.
Are you ready to defeat these criminals of cybersecurity that are threatening your organization? This checklist can help make sure that you’re prepared to avoid trouble before it comes knocking.
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AN INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN?
About 50% of SMBs have no plan in place to handle cybersecurity incidents. In an IBM study, researchers noted that only 39% of organizations with a formally tested incident response plan experienced an incident at all as compared to 62% of those who didn’t have a plan.
MULTIFACTOR AUTHENTICATION TO PROTECT CREDENTIALS?
This single mitigation can prevent 99% of password-based cybercrime according to the experts at Microsoft. It is also a foundational element of zero-trust security as well as a requirement for compliance with HIPAA, PCI-DSS, CJIS, FFIECC, new federal rules and other data privacy rules.
A STRONG CYBERSECURITY CULTURE?
Building a strong cybersecurity culture benefits businesses in so many ways. When everyone is invested in information security, policies and rules are more likely to be followed, keeping data and systems safe while reducing the chance of incidents from employee error and malicious insider threats.
SINGLE SIGN-ON LAUNCHPADS FOR EVERY USER?
With just one password to remember for everything, employees are less likely to write passwords down, reuse and recycle passwords, dodge password policies or use a shared password.
A ROADMAP TO IMPLEMENT A ZERO TRUST FRAMEWORK?
Federal technology experts alongside with major tech companies are setting rules and standards that encourage adherence to zero trust principles to ensure a reduced threat surface, a limited possibility for data exfiltration, maximized use and authority of authentication and improving overall cyber resilience.
THREAT INTELLIGENCE FROM THE DARK WEB?
The dark web economy is booming and that creates trouble for business in countless ways. Credentials were the top type of information stolen in data breaches worldwide, and more than 2 billion of them arrived on the dark web last year, providing ample fuel for cybercrime.
SECURITY AWARENESS TRAINING RUN REGULARLY
Security awareness training is a powerful tool to use in the fight against cybercrime and it is extremely effective. Businesses that run regular security awareness training reduce their chances of experiencing a damaging cybersecurity incident by up to 70%.
A CULTURE THAT ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO REPORT PROBLEMS WITHOUT FEAR OF REPERCUSSION?
Part of having a healthy cybersecurity culture is encouraging employees to ask for help and report trouble.
SECURITY AUTOMATION AT WORK FOR YOU?
If security automation is the way of the future, then the future is now — and it’s all about savings.
THE RIGHT PIECES IN PLACE FOR CYBER RESILIENCE?
Cyber resilience can be the difference between a security incident and a security disaster. IBM researchers note that for leaders in cyber resilience, only 1 in 27 cyberattacks actually breach security as opposed to the 1 in 8 cyberattacks that breach the security of companies that lag behind.
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