Competing in today's digital marketplace requires that organizations be cyber-savvy. End users and customers need organizations to understand things like web application development, digital shopping and other online transactions, the effective use of social media, and using digital tools to get and keep customers. And with all of this digital transformation taking place, cybercriminals are relying on organizations to implement security as an afterthought, which often results in new security gaps that can be easily exploited.
Cyberattacks range from targeting your database to steal information that can be sold on the dark web, to hijacking unused CPU cycles on your devices to mine for cryptocurrencies, or trying to infect vulnerable systems so they can be used later as part of a botnet. Another common threat to digital business is ransomware. Recent ransomware attacks have cost affected organizations anywhere from thousands to millions of dollars to recover, including recovering hijacked data and devices, network downtime, and lost business – not to mention restoring your brand.
What You Can Do
Regardless of how it happens, the fact is that your organization will eventually be the target of a cyberattack. The best defense is to start with a security-driven development and networking strategy that builds a hardened digital presence from the ground up. This not only ensures that your online services and web applications are protected from compromise, but also enables security to automatically evolve and adapt right alongside the development of your digital presence, rather than it having to be constantly rigged and retrofitted to adapt to digital innovation.
Here is a quick checklist of seven things your organization needs to keep in mind to build and maintain such a secure cyber presence.
1. Secure your cloud. If you have resources on the clou ..
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