Cyber Health Check: How Prepared Is Your Business?

As cyberattacks become both more prevalent and complex, it's often no longer a matter of "if", but "when" a breach will occur. However, organizations can take steps to reduce the risk of a breach and to mitigate the impact of a breach should one occur. We outline below five things businesses and business leaders should do to protect against, and prepare for, cyber breaches.

1. IMPLEMENT AN INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM

Investing in preparedness is worthwhile. Organizations should ensure they have a written information security program in place, developed by experienced information security professionals. Determining the organization's information handling practices is essential to putting into place appropriate security measures. This should include a thorough risk assessment, business impact assessment and security audit.