Cyber Security Health: 7 Questions you should be asking to Prevent a Catasprphic Breech

If you are a business owner or organization manager, you are ultimately responsible for your cyber security health. One very important factor is that your information technology (IT) continues to operate efficiently while protecting your customers, constituents, employees, and other stakeholders.

The following are some questions you should ask yourself about your organization. Then, ensure you address the results via a good cyber security program.

1. Has your organization experienced a data breach? How would a breach affect your operations? What would you do? Who would you call?
2. What information is held within your network that is critical? That is, would it be disastrous if it were stolen, made public, made unavailable to you, or changed in a way that you could no longer confirm its authenticity?
3. On average, following a cyber attack, organizations are down for 14 days. If your organization could not access its network, could you continue to operate? Could you access your accounts, client/constituent information, do business, pay bills, pay employees, etc.?
4. What kind of training do you provide your employees on cyber security? For example, how to detect phishing scams, protecting passwords, protocols for working remotely, etc.
5. How often do you do backups, and where are they maintained?
6. Do you have a cyber incident response plan, and if so, when was the last time you practiced it?
7. Does your organization have cyber insurance? If so, what are the requirements that you must meet (proactive security measures, response protocols, etc.) in order for a claim to be approved (paid)?

Cyber security health is no joke and these are questions you should be asking several times per year, not just once. Cyber security is a journey, not a destination.

At Commonwealth Sentinel, we can evaluate your existing IT security and work with your team to improve it. We can also provide a complete source of services. At Commonwealth Sentinel, we stay focused on cyber security so you can focus on other things. Contact us today or sign up for a free consultation.

At Commonwealth Sentinel, we stay focused on cyber security so you can focus on other things.