Security resilience is a top priority for most executives, with 96% saying it is highly important to their business, according to the Cisco Security Outcomes Report, Volume 3. Cyberattacks such as data breaches, ransomware, and other incidents can have a negative impact on organizations, including interrupted IT/communications, disrupted supply chain, impaired internal operations, lasting brand damage, loss of competitive advantage, and more. Unfortunately, 63% of organizations said they are not confident that they could remain resilient during a worst-case cyber event if it occurred today. Jeetu Patel, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Security and Collaboration at Cisco, defines security resilience as the ability to protect the integrity of every aspect of your business so it can withstand, not just survive, unpredictable threats or changes and emerge stronger. To achieve this, organizations must have the capacity and functionalities to achieve critical security outcomes. The report offers strategic guidance - including seven key factors - to improve security resilience. Organizations that have incorporated these components exhibited higher resilience scores than their counterparts. The data suggests that security programs that closely align with business objectives have greater support from executives and higher levels of security resilience. It is also important to treat employees as part of the solution and give them a role to play in keeping the organization secure. Organizations that have maintained excess internal security personnel achieved 15% higher security resilience scores. The Security Outcomes report also delved into specific capabilities that are aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The ability to track key systems and data tightly correlates with resilience outcomes such as preventing major cybersecurity incidents and keeping up with business demands. Organizations should also lean on experts at Cisco to help them not just survive a security incident but thrive no matter what comes next.
This Cyber News was published on www.csoonline.com. Publication date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:09:03 +0000