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Our “Assessment” category of services involved performing risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, penetration testing, and configuration scans. Our remediation services described below help you respond to the findings from the assessments.
You may need to enhance your operational processes to reduce your cybersecurity and privacy risks.
A successful information security program often starts by improving controls and establishing governance over policies and data. Good governance includes having well-defined and documented policies and procedures and educating the appropriate stakeholders.
We can help you develop an organizational hierarchy with an effective approval workflow and revise existing policies. Other activities to strengthen governance include ensuring appropriate controls in your cloud and IT infrastructure and your business processes and data.
We base our remediation activities upon cybersecurity and privacy compliance standards and best practices such as NIST 800-53, SSAE18 SOC2, and ISO 27001/2. Our work on remediation includes (but is not limited to) reviewing and improving processes such as:
1. Access Control
2. Change Control
3. Patch and Release Management
4. Risk Management
5. Encryption
6. Configuration
7. Endpoint Management
8. Data Disposal
Based on your data lifecycle and risks identified, you need to document policies that clearly explain your Technology and DevOps operational practices. We follow standards like NIST/ISO to establish appropriate procedures for your business use cases. You may want to require that your vendors also have similar policies in place.
No organization is too small to be victimized by a cyber-attack or data breach in today’s environment. The first step in developing an Incident Response Plan is to define what constitutes an incident in your business data flows and workflow. Next, you document how your team would respond to each incident. Your team should practice implementing the plan using tabletop tests.
Completing these activities improves your preparedness for an event. Your plan can help convince your prospects and customers that you take cyber threats seriously and have proactively mapped out your responses.
Business continuity and disaster recovery planning are essential for similar reasons as incident response planning. Prospective clients and vendors often want assurance that you have a documented Continuity plan in place.
Business continuity is about more than just recovering from incidents. Continuity planning includes identifying high-priority applications within your data lifecycle and quantifying the business impact of a cyber-attack. A solid plan also defines your recovery objectives and clarifies the lines of communication during a disaster. In addition to doing a tabletop test, your team should conduct an entire failover exercise and document your recovery time.
In today’s digital age, the importance of Identity and Access Management (IAM) cannot be overstated. With the proliferation of digital identities and the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks, proper IAM is essential for any organization to keep their data and systems secure. Here are some statistics that highlight the importance of key IAM components like password management, multi-factor authentication, and Zero Trust architecture.
According to a report by Verizon, weak or stolen passwords were responsible for 80% of hacking-related data breaches in 20191. A study by the Ponemon Institute found that the average cost of a data breach caused by compromised passwords was $3.86 million in 20202. Implementing strong password policies, such as requiring complex passwords and regular password changes, can reduce the risk of data breaches by up to 80%3.
The use of multi-factor authentication (MFA) can greatly increase the security of systems and data. According to Microsoft, accounts that use MFA are 99.9% less likely to be compromised4. A survey by LastPass found that 53% of businesses now require MFA for all employees5. A study by the National Cyber Security Centre found that SMS-based MFA is significantly less secure than other forms of MFA, such as authenticator apps and hardware tokens6.
Zero Trust architecture is an approach to security that assumes all network traffic is potentially malicious and requires verification before access is granted. According to a report by Forrester, organizations that implement Zero Trust are 50% less likely to experience a security breach7. A survey by Cybersecurity Insiders found that 72% of organizations are planning to adopt Zero Trust architecture within the next 12 months8. According to Gartner, by 2023, 60% of enterprises will phase out their existing VPNs in favor of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)9.
In conclusion, the importance of Identity and Access Management cannot be overstated. Password management, multi-factor authentication, and Zero Trust architecture are key components of a comprehensive IAM strategy. By implementing these measures, organizations can greatly reduce their risk of data breaches and cyber attacks.
