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5 hard truths every CISO should know

By infoguard | At October 6, 2018

Oct 06 2018

5 hard truths every CISO should know

It is crucial that chief information security officers should know everything about cybersecurity. Given below are five truths that every CISO knows but ignores because they don’t want to handle the aftermath.

Hackers already have everything

These days hackers have easy access to personal information or buy all your data under $10. It is normal to use credits cards and conducting valuable financial transaction like trading stock over the internet as they hackers already know your valuable information.

Workers or former employees mostly sell company information to third-party parties in a few dollars. What this means is that the most significant way to secure your information is through hiring trusted workers and legitimate gatekeepers.

The best way to secure your information over the internet is to keep hackers from obtaining it. Another way is to keep the newest and critical staff under watch. Try to make the critical information harder to compromise.

Social engineering and poor patching are responsible for most breaches

Two methods make hacking easier for internet thieves: social engineering and unpatched software. According to various studies, it is stated that social engineering and unpatched software are responsible for as much as 91 percent of the risk.

There are other ways to hacking too; they can be hacked through code bugs which have also impacted the likes of T-Mobile. It is vital to focus on your computer security defense to reduce the risk of hacking. Concentrate on putting down these two significant risks.

Security can significantly minimize hacking

Besides focusing on the major risks, various companies have failed to secure their data or information. Hackers can break into any company easily through other methods. For further security, a new IT security defense paradigm called “assume breach” is trending.

To minimize the risks, it is essential to concentrate on the two biggest risks i-e social engineering and unpatched software. By improving these things, you can reduce the risk of real attacks.

Cybersecurity doesn’t require more money or resources

The primary two issues: social engineering and unpatched software are not addressed by various spending on cybersecurity. Many companies own the products and services to do a better job and put their effort and redirect the money to address these two issues.

To secure your information, it is essential to take care of these two issues as it cannot is addressed from spend on super-duper anti-malware detection or advanced firewalls.

Attitude and focus are more important than picking the perfect security tool

No security tool can provide 100 % accurate security. It is not necessary that a firewall can keep all of your information safe and secure. To secure your information, it is essential to focus on the right thing. You may need to combine technical and human-based security controls.

Written by infoguard · Categorized: Cyber security threats, Cyber security tips

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