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Current Filter: >>>>>> Risk - And Reward Editorial Type: Date: 03-2015 Views: 1559 | |||
| The message is clear: organisations must adopt a more agile risk-based approach to cyber security, if they are to address new challenges at short notice With cyber attacks set to increase in frequency and complexity throughout 2015, organisations must adopt more sophisticated risk assessment and mitigation tools to counter the mounting risks to the security of their data, APM Group has warned. Gartner, in its list of top 10 strategically important technology trends for organisations in 2015, has identified a need for businesses to adopt a risk-based approach to security and self-protection in the coming year. According to the analyst house, businesses should recognise that it is not possible to provide a 100% secured environment, calling for a more dynamic and self-aware approach.
RED ALERT "At the same time, we will likely see more state-sponsored and terrorist-driven activity, with perhaps industrial control systems being the main target. The linkage between main computer systems and the Internet of Things means that this threat must be addressed much more effectively than it has up to now. Despite some notable victories in 2014, law enforcement agents are not likely to win in the longer term without the support and education of businesses and individuals alike." Cyber security is no longer just a scaremongering buzz word, he adds - there is a great deal of industry support and guidance out there for individuals and organisations. "The CESG Certified IA Professional scheme (CCP) enables organisations to identify the necessary skillsets and the competent individuals who hold them; whilst the latest addition to the cyber resilience training armoury - the CESG Certified Training scheme (CCT) - provides reassurance and evidence that cyber security technical training has been assessed against stringent CESG criteria and meets their rigorous standards."
BATTLE CAN BE WON "We are seeing competent organisations reacting in a much more nimble manner to counter the mounting cyber threats and would advise others to follow suit. But rather than trying to stop everything at the boundary of the organisation - which could ultimately render an organisation unworkable - security officers should be monitoring their internal workings more proactively and reacting to attacks in a much more dynamic manner in 2015."
HUMAN ELEMENT Professor Richard Benham, who co-founded the recently-launched National MBA in Cyber Security with Coventry University Business School, warns that hackers are increasingly exploiting companies' employees who - if not trained to be aware of threats - often represent the weakest link in an organisation. His comments come as Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama reveal that a series of 'war games' will be staged between the UK and US to test each other's resilience to cyber attacks.
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