Actively defending against cyber attacks is the only way to get ahead of cyber criminals and gain the trust of your customers.
Cyber security is more than a technology issue and it cannot remain in the IT domain. It also cannot be the responsibility of any one member of the board – it affects every level of a business and every part of the C-Suite in different, often subtle and not easily recognized, ways.
Cyber security is about managing risk, but it is equally about enabling organizations to take advantage of opportunities in today’s digital world, in a safe way, and maintain the trust of their customers’, says Global Advisory Cyber security Leader Ken Allan.
Last year, we identified the ways organizations could get ahead of cyber crime by following a three stage journey – Activate, Adapt, and Anticipate. This concept still applies, but our 2015 survey findings show that there is still progress to be made in all three stages. However, in the face of today’s threats, many of the actions we identified as more advanced actions have now become more foundation.
For organizations to recognize the scale of the current challenge and understand what they need to do, they need to think about each of the following four areas.