With cybercrime continuing to rise and cyber-attacks affecting more and more organisations around the world, it’s vital to constantly improve and iterate on your cyber security procedures.
In this article, we’ll cover a few different ways that you can improve your cyber security readiness. Whether you’re an SME or a multinational corporation, there will be something here that you should consider. No organisation is immune to the threats of cybercrime, and the more you can protect yourself and be proactive, the better.
Better management of your security operations center (SOC)
Operating and managing your own SOC can be time-consuming and exorbitantly expensive. As well as requiring a lot of resources, most organisations struggle to run an effective SOC due to lack of in-house expertise or inefficient software solutions.
For example, if you utilise a security information and event management (SIEM) system, like Microsoft Azure Sentinel, then you need a team of cyber security experts and analysts to run that system for you.
In almost all cases, utilising the skills and resources of an outsourced SOC is the best solution. Wizard Cyber’s outsourced SOC solutions are far more cost-effective than any organisation could hope to achieve themselves, and they provide a wide variety of benefits that in-house solutions would almost never have:
- 24/7 global security and threat monitoring
- Clear and optimised service level agreements
- Simple and affordable monthly costs
- Bespoke incident detection and response systems
Regular penetration testing
If your business doesn’t conduct regular penetration tests, 2022 is the perfect time to start. Penetration testing involves attempting to breach an organisation’s systems, thereby testing their security. Often, this uses the same techniques or tools that a cybercriminal might use so it’s an accurate way of testing cyber security readiness.
There are many types of penetration testing that cover anything from your system’s network infrastructure to physical or mobile devices. All of them provide actionable outcomes in the form of software and hardware vulnerabilities within your system.
These vulnerabilities are then assigned levels of technical risk depending upon their severity. After providing you with a full report, Wizard Cyber can then help you remedy these vulnerabilities and ensure your systems are secure.
We advise completing penetration testing at least once a year, potentially more depending on your business. Cybercrime is evolving at an alarming rate, and you need to keep up with this to ensure you’re protected.
Become ISO 27001 certified
Personal and sensitive data security has become a hot topic over the last several years, with governments around the world setting out stricter penalties for failing to adequately protect data. To help organisations develop their cyber and data security policies and infrastructure, certifications have formed that can guide companies through the process.
ISO 27001 is one such certification and is globally recognised as a leader in this area. It’s focused on information security and demonstrates to your clients, stakeholders, and employees that you are dedicated to processing, handling, and storing personal and sensitive data securely and responsibly.
As well as broadcasting your commitment to data protection, ISO 27001 provides the perfect framework for continuing to improve in this area. It also encourages you to actively improve your information and cyber security systems.
At Wizard Cyber, we help guide companies through the process of attaining ISO 27001 certification, as well as supporting in their ongoing efforts to improve their data security.
Are you interested in any of the cyber security services above? Get in touch with us today to speak with one of our cyber security experts.
