The Importance of Cyber Security Services
When data breaches or cyber-attacks (virus, malware, ransomware) occur the impact has been documented as disproportionate compared to a company’s income. They can result in a business having to stop operations for days or weeks, pay ransoms, and engage IT security remediation companies at a premium price; and does not take into consideration the impact of lost productivity, revenue, or reputation.
Hiring professionals to execute a cyber security risk assessment is the first step toward strengthening your business’s defense and resilience to cyber security risks. Our knowledgeable staff will help you protect your business against malicious attacks.
Conducting a Cyber Security Risk Assessment
It's common for small to medium-sized businesses to not have an IT resident staff with the necessary level of qualification and experience to define and implement proper cyber security policies and procedures. They may rely on a Manager Service Provider for part of their IT needs but this will not cover their entire digital footprint. If you are a business that does not have your own technology department, you can benefit from Crowe MacKay's cyber security risk assessment services.
What does a cyber security risk assessment include?
Our technology consultants will first meet with you and any of your IT suppliers to map your overall digital footprint. This also includes a review of currently implemented cyber security training policies and system configurations.
What is included in a digital footprint?
The following are examples of what may be included in your business’ digital footprint:
- Computers
- Mobile devices
- Software
- Cloud services
- Security software
We assess your digital footprint information against our repository of nearly 70 cyber security risk elements and prepare a report with risk ratings and priorities.
Client reports will vary in breadth, but include:
- Threat vectors analysis
- Cyber security risks related to operations
- Recommendations
Following the provision of the report, our experts are available to execute the remediations.
Common services include:
- Solution recommendations
- Training; Cyber security strategy initiation and implementation
- Incident recovery procedures initiation and testing
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