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37 and combat them. Before an organization can even start to protect its assets, it must first understand its overall threat and cyber defense landscape. When an organization starts a cybersecurity assessment, it needs to think differently. It’s not just about securing the organization’s traditional infrastructure, but also analyzing and understanding the threats that might be unique to their industry or customers. Recommended steps include: • Take inventory: The first step for any organization to protect against modern cyberattacks is quite basic, but often time-consuming -- take a comprehensive inventory of the existing information systems. • Understand the cyber risk environment: Once you’ve conducted your inventory, start to think about where modern cyber risks originate, including fraudsters, human error, and partners who might have risky security practices. • Behavior: Now think about behavior. When a new employee joins an organization, he or she receives the appropriate IT and login credentials and access based on their position and what is required to accomplish daily tasks. There are two types of insider threats from employees: those that are dissatisfied or those who have been compromised. They both pose a serious security threat as their access to information and to systems is legitimate and needs continuous monitoring. Modern threat landscapes are continuously evolving, forcing organizations to analyze risks across their entire IT footprints to ensure they are protecting their critical assets. Develop a cyber-protection plan Once an organization understands its threat landscape it must develop a cybersecurity strategy that protects its assets. Organizations need to ask several key questions when developing this strategy: • Existing technology. Start with what is already in place and assess whether it copes with latest threats. Make sure it is being utilized, is securely configured and updated with the latest patches. • Evaluate new technology vendors. Ask how they approach security from a combined people, process, and technology perspective. Make sure they align with your security policies and complement your existing cybersecurity stack. • Workflow process. Identify the weak links. How does the workflow operate, who does it touch, and is the level of security proportionate to the value of the asset? • People, people, people. Who has access to the organization’s assets and from where? Companies, especially large enterprises, have various types of users and more frequent employee turnover. A company can have the latest and greatest technology but people will always be the weakest link.
38 Conclusion Unfortunately, no technology or risk strategy will ever be 100 percent secure because the expanding threat landscape is constantly introducing new types of cyberattacks. However, by staying on top of the threat landscape and remaining vigilant across technologies, people and processes, organizations can mitigate their risks and better respond to future cyber threats. About the Author As SoftwareONE’s Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Security Practice, Bala Sethunathan is accountable for directing the company’s cyber security strategy. As a technology leader, he drives risk-centric cyber standards and practices while maintaining cost-efficiency for SoftwareONE’s customers. He joined SoftwareONE to setup a cyber security practice and was vital in implementing a cyber security framework, robust Security Operations Centre (SOC) and business practices to engage cyber security as one of the business enablers. He has held leadership positions in at BHP and IBM prior to joining SoftwareONE. Bala Sethunathan can be reached at bala.sethunathan@softwareone.com First Name can be reached online at (EMAIL, TWITTER, etc..) and at our company website https://www.softwareone.com/en/
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