It does not matter if you are a small and midsize business (SMB), or large enterprise corporation, a cyber attacker does not discriminate and the devastating impact of a cyberattack will be the same, if you are not prepared. Most start-ups, SMBs, and non-profits have limited resources, and in some cases none or limited resources to deal with cyber-attacks and help with risk management.
Additionally, most SMBs and start-ups have not taken time to implement security-by-design in their enterprise planning strategy. They have not made cybersecurity and cyber-resilience a business concern. This Dark Reading article reviews top challenges for SMBs and nonprofits to be:
During my experience, many startups and SMBs can’t afford a full-time CISO. I get it and this is where the business mindset needs to shift and embrace that some cybersecurity planning is better than none or the cybersecurity band-aids. Some small business will only need a cyber-resilient resource about 25% of their strategy development phase and then only about 10-15% of the time as a sustained resource. The adversary is making it a priority to find ways to breach your business. Make it your business concern/issue and priority to not make it easy for the adversary to succeed in their planning.
If you are looking to improve your cyber-resilience strategy to protect your data, or need a vCISO, I may help you get started.
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SMBs Need to Balance Cybersecurity Needs and Resources (Source: Dark Reading)
I was honored and excited to be a session speaker during the Zero Trust Summit - Cyber-Resilience: Managing Cybersecurity as a Predictable Risk and panelist in a roundtable discussion on - When and Why to Move Cybersecurity Out of IT. I was amongst accomplished cybersecurity professionals during Infosec World 2023 – September 23-27. Hope to see you next year!
Continuums Strategies will work with your business to understand their roll out of emerging cloud and digital transformation technologies, data, physical security, and security awareness challenges and then work together to help you develop a cyber-resilience and enterprise strategy customized to meet your business compliance requirements. We help protect the business and employees today while planning for future growth and safety.
We also assist companies in the review of business/operational/security risks associated with emerging innovations, technology refresh, and moving to cloud platforms.
* Cyber-Resilience Strategy Advisor
* Fractional/Virtual Chief Risk Officer
* Emerging Technologies Advisor
* Fractional/Virtual CIO & CISO
* Advisor for Risk Management Strategies
* Governance, Risk, and Compliance Requirements
* Cybersecurity Insurance Compliance
* Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) Strategies
* IATO/ATO Compliance
* Enterprise Resource Planning Strategies
* Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Strategies
* Business Impact Assessments (BIA)
* Information Security Enterprise Solutions Architect
* Enterprise CyberSecurity Strategies
* IT Team Mentoring and Training
* Technology Refresh and Digital Transformation Strategies
* Enterprise IT Asset Management Strategies
* Enterprise Project Management
