The initial stage where businesses should gain a clear understanding of the likelihood of an attack, what the attack might look like and how to maintain business continuity in the event of a breach. Click on this stage of the cycle to read more.
Once all assets and associated risks have been identified, assessed and prioritised, organisations must develop and implement an overarching strategy to safeguard the business. This encompasses aspects such as a security policy and associated frameworks, technical and operational strategies and business continuity. Click on this stage of the cycle to read more.
At this stage, it is essential to assess how well the business measures against a set of recognised criteria. A cyber security audit can be carried out to review the organisation, its systems and processes to identify threats, vulnerabilities. Click on this stage of the cycle to read more.
The detect stage is extremely important and likely to be the stage that resonates with most executives. Thinking like a hacker, knowing the latest techniques, weakest points of a business and managing that risk is vital if a business is going to successfully protect itself. Click on this stage of the cycle to read more.
The key aspect for any business is how to restore to a normal service operation as quickly as possible. There are 3 key aspects any business needs to prepare for to best respond to a breach. Click on this stage of the cycle to read more.
#Infosec15 – Dr Emma Philpott talks to 2-sec about the Cyber Security Challenges facing SMEs.
Dr Emma Philpott met up with 2-sec CEO Tim Holman at the recent Infosec Expo at Olympia in London.
Emma is CEO of the IASME Consortium as well as Founder and Manager of the UK Cyber Security Forum. Emma spoke to Tim about IASME (the information assurance management standard for small companies) as well as discussing the UK Cyber Security Forum and UK Clusters.Emma discusses the first steps a SME should take when securing their network, and where to go for further help, including the websites www.iasme.com and www.cyberstreetwise.com
Here at 2-sec, we really appreciate the importance of IASME and the Forum. The Forum and Clusters are free to join, and meet regularly together to share best cyber security practices and to provide an opportunity to network. Both organisations are doing their utmost to enable UK SMEs to develop essential infosecurity practices to ensure data and networks are kept secure.Emma is a fount of knowledge about the cyber security challenges faced by SMEs and larger firms and we are really grateful to her for taking the time out of a (very!) busy schedule to talk to us.
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