5 Steps for Proactive Cyber Risk Management

Develop a Strategy for Approaching Risks

In order to properly develop a strong security strategy, you must keep in mind that cybersecurity is all about people and process.

People: It is critical to ensure that the people in your organization are aligned with the company's cybersecurity strategy and are responsible for implementing their piece of the strategy. Every individual within an organization should understand how to manage their electronic equipment and what to do in particular web-based scenarios. For example, companies today often send spearphishing emails out to their employees for training purposes, just to see who clicks on the links or attachments.

Process: It is absolutely critical for every organization to implement an acceptable-use policy. For instance, having guidelines on using technology while travelling, categorizing and tiering data based on importance and limiting accessibility and a set process on how a breach incident is escalated.