To continue National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the following article focuses on why cybersecurity needs a new approach.
Last Thursday, Facebook announced that they had suffered a massive security breach and that the accounts of 50 million users were affected. Shortly after that, on October 2, the American Consumer Institute (ACI) analyzed 186 routers from 14 vendors and found a shocking 32,003 security flaws present. The fact is that security vulnerabilities exist everywhere, from web applications and hardware to business processes that employees engage with daily. Cybercriminals will continue to find and exploit bugs in any capacity. The fact that one of the world’s most potent social media giants can be infiltrated by hackers, makes it self-evident that no one is immune to such damage.
It’s become clear that silo approaches to cybersecurity risk management often can't see the forest for the trees, as the common phrase goes. Thus, it's time for a new, holistic approach.
Cybersecurity is not limited to technology. It spans the realms of IT architecture, cybersecurity mechanisms, law and even human psychology with regards to social engineering tactics used by attackers. The disparity in these disciplines requires the collaboration of professionals with experience in IT, compliance, HR, governance and education.
Everyone across every company needs to understand precisely how hackers will attempt to take advantage of weaknesses across hardware, software and even their trusting dispositions to open phishing emails. The reiteration of how relentless hackers are is essential, as well as the ramifications that directly follow a successful cyber-attack including, but not limited to:
Cybersecurity programs should be custom-made to suit your organization. From the initial assessment that will help your company obtain a baseline of its present cybersecurity posture, to employee security training, every aspect of the business needs to be a participant in reinforcing the program put in place.
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