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Cyber hygiene is critical\u00a0for any\u00a0business, and the best cybersecurity strategies tend to\u00a0share four common denominators:\u00a0An\u00a0effective\u00a0incident response and crisis management plan;\u00a0strong\u00a0governance;\u00a0robust\u00a0threat protection; and ongoing security monitoring.\u00a0These pillars\u00a0work synergistically to create a\u00a0strong cybersecurity posture\u00a0for an organization, becoming even\u00a0greater\u00a0than the sum of their parts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
By understanding the four\u00a0pieces\u00a0of\u00a0a\u00a0cybersecurity<\/a>\u00a0strategy\u00a0and\u00a0how they interact with each other, you can better detect cyber threats and significantly strengthen your\u00a0organization\u2019s\u00a0overall cybersecurity posture.\u00a0<\/p>\n Incident response refers to an organization\u2019s ability to respond to an incident as quickly\u00a0and\u00a0effectively as possible,\u00a0while crisis management refers to an organization\u2019s ability\u00a0to\u00a0properly manage\u00a0a crisis so all parties\u00a0\u2014\u00a0including outside entities\u00a0\u2014\u00a0understand the current state of\u00a0the\u00a0organization and\u00a0its\u00a0plan of action.\u00a0Communicating\u00a0with internal and external partners, as well as managing messaging surrounding a cyber event, is integral to\u00a0a crisis management plan and response.\u00a0<\/p>\n Effective incident response<\/a>\u00a0and crisis management plans\u00a0also\u00a0have\u00a0solid policies, procedures,\u00a0responsibility assignment (RACI)\u00a0matrices, and workflows\u00a0in place\u00a0to guide organizations on how to respond\u00a0to\u00a0and manage a cyber event.\u00a0Organizations should conduct simulations and testing\u00a0to measure the effectiveness of these plans\u00a0and refine their processes based on the results.\u00a0These functions are measured with control implementation\u00a0around\u00a0each of those plans and are scored on a risk matrix from ad-hoc through adaptive.\u00a0<\/p>\n Incident response and crisis management go hand in hand in responding to a breakdown in an organization’s cybersecurity posture.\u00a0To\u00a0effectively integrate the two, organizations need to understand their most prevalent cyber threats and\u00a0establish\u00a0a course of action\u00a0in the event of\u00a0a cyber breach.\u00a0Ultimately, incident\u00a0response and crisis management plans enable organizations to\u00a0remain\u00a0nimble\u00a0\u2014 expecting\u00a0the unexpected in\u00a0the\u00a0rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n Once an organization has established an incident response and crisis management plan, it must appoint a security team to govern it. A strong security team should contain a combination of planners and executors who work in coordination and cross-departmentally to protect their organization from cyber threats. This structure typically includes:<\/p>\n Vendors are equally<\/a> important to consider in the governance piece of the puzzle. As external partners, vendors can provide additional technical and training support to an organization while preserving internal team resources. Many security teams find outsourcing certain functions \u2014 such as software tooling, testing and simulation, security awareness training, and monitoring and threat detection support \u2014 to be particularly helpful in improving their organization\u2019s overall cyber hygiene.<\/p>\n Protective technology is\u00a0a key element\u00a0of\u00a0a strong\u00a0cybersecurity strategy.\u00a0These are the tools that\u00a0help\u00a0guard\u00a0organizations\u00a0against\u00a0a breach.\u00a0More specifically,\u00a0threat protection technology<\/a>\u00a0can\u00a0greatly\u00a0assist\u00a0organizations\u00a0in advancing\u00a0their incident response and crisis\u00a0management planning maturity \u2014 from configuring alerts on security tooling, to helping develop and implement policies, procedures, processes, and tooling for threat mitigation, and more. The best threat protection toolboxes typically contain tools that perform controls implementation around endpoints, systems, and infrastructures, such as:<\/p>\n These tools automate many\u00a0threat protection\u00a0functions, which\u00a0can help\u00a0security teams\u00a0improve productivity and operational efficiencies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n On the other hand, manual threat protection\u00a0\u2014\u00a0specifically, end-user cybersecurity awareness training\u00a0\u2014\u00a0also\u00a0plays\u00a0a\u00a0pertinent role in an organization\u2019s cybersecurity strategy. When employees receive regular\u00a0test exercises\u00a0to\u00a0identify\u00a0potential cyber threats or suspicious cyber activities, they are better prepared to\u00a0swiftly report a cyber breach attempt to their security team.\u00a0These tests\u00a0can\u00a0also\u00a0imbue\u00a0employees with\u00a0a\u00a0sense of\u00a0collective responsibility\u00a0for\u00a0protecting their organization from cyber threats.\u00a0<\/p>\n Security monitoring\u00a0<\/a>refers to an organization\u2019s visibility and understanding of its current state of\u00a0protection\u00a0and\u00a0its ability to\u00a0identify\u00a0a cyber event as it\u00a0occurs.\u00a0An organization cannot properly respond to threats without visibility into whether an attack is happening.\u00a0To effectively carry out this responsibility,\u00a0an organization must\u00a0have skilled individuals\u00a0and\u00a0properly configured tools in place to\u00a0continually\u00a0monitor\u00a0its\u00a0cyber\u00a0environment for potential attacks.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Threat monitoring\u00a0offers visibility into device and user interactions with the organization\u2019s systems, allowing security teams to\u00a0identify\u00a0anomalies\u00a0and abnormalities,\u00a0and\u00a0report them accordingly. These insights can\u00a0\u2013 and should \u2013 inform an organization\u2019s incident response and crisis management plan and broader cybersecurity strategy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Remember<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Threat actors\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0take days off or discriminate, and their pervasiveness underscores the importance of having always-on, 24\/7\/365 security monitoring solutions and teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n Ensure robust cyber protection for your company with the experts at BDO in Ukraine. Our team has extensive experience in developing and implementing comprehensive cyber security strategies for businesses of various sizes and from different economic sectors. We offer customized solutions that consider the unique needs and challenges of your business. Contact us to build a strong and effective cyber protection strategy that secures your data and helps avoid potential threats in the modern digital world. 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