WeirFoulds Technology Insights: "Compliance And Security Standards"

Cybersecurity is one of the greatest threats facing modern businesses. As a result, it is important that organizations monitor, regularly assess, and audit compliance with their cybersecurity strategy. Choosing a cybersecurity strategy that works best for your business and implementing and maintaining the appropriate IT Security Standard can be key to saving you and your business future headaches.

An Introduction to Compliance with Security Standards

Organizations face a variety of sources of cyber risk including expanding technology, evolving business models, data growth, and motivated attackers. There are three main lines of defence to these risks:

1. i) business units: Business units integrate risk management into day-to-day decision making and operations. This can include something as simple as opening emails from unknown senders.