Keeping your organization safe from cyber attacks requires a comprehensive strategy, which can prove difficult to outline without a dedicated security team on staff.
Which is why we've create a simple, yet powerful framework that helps guide organizations through the most critical areas of cybersecurity.
The areas of focus – Plan, Protect, Prove, Promote, and Partner – each include their own set of security measures and critical controls that organizations can implement.
If you're an Indianapolis business looking to mature in it's cybersecurity practices, you can use this framework to ensure that your organization is well-prepared to protect itself from cyber threats.
Remember preparing for fires with regular drills when you were in grade school?
These taught you how to respond in the event of an emergency, and were essential to your safety. Preparing for security incidents is similar; organizations must plan for incidents in order to mitigate risks and reduce downtime.
The goal of an incident response plan is to minimize the impact of incidents by identifying, responding to, and eliminating them as quickly as possible. IRPs allow for timely responses to incidents, which is crucial for businesses to make sufficient recoveries.
The “Protect” stage focuses on implementing security measures that shield your organization from a wide range of threats.
The focus here is on proactive measures that help prevent cyberattacks and minimize vulnerabilities. Here are specific actions organizations can take like:
- Enabling Multi Factor Authentication
- Enabling Endpoint Detection & Response Tools
- Hardening Systems & Tools
The “Prove” phase revolves around substantiating your security measures and demonstrating effectiveness – not only for your own peace of mind, but also for the sake of compliance, audits, cyber insurance renewal, and more.
By frequently testing your backups, you can ensure that your data can be successfully recovered in case of an emergency. Additionally, tests will help you estimate the time required to restore your backups, allowing you to calculate costs associated with data loss and downtime.
According to KnowBe4, 88% of data breaches are caused by human error. However, with proper education, your employees can become a strong line of defense.
A culture of cybersecurity awareness can create a collective defense mechanism, allowing employees to recognize, report, and respond to threats
The “Partner” focus area recognizes that cybersecurity is not a solo endeavor. A robust cybersecurity posture is built on more than just internal efforts; it also relies on the right partnerships and resources.
Whether you need help implementing a security framework, creating basic security policies, building an incident response plan, or you simply don’t know where to start, a cybersecurity provider will be your go-to resource.
Interested in working with Blackink IT's security experts to conduct a tabletop exercise? Answer four simple "yes" or "no" questions to receive your quote!
In a recent interview with WTHR Channel 13, John Boomershine, VP of Security and Compliance at Blackink IT, provided insights on the recent Crowdstrike and Microsoft crash that disrupted services globally and locally.
Boomershine emphasized the impact that this outage had on businesses in the Indianapolis area and how they can be prepared for similar events in the future.
