Copaco Cloud - Cyber Security Strategy

Getting started with a good cybersecurity strategy    

A step-by-step guide 

Every company, large and small, should actually have a strategy around "Cybersecurity". Because no matter how well you think you are protected, a (cyber) attack is in a small corner. And let's not beat around the bush, companies without a strategy or who have not thought about this subject, find it hard to recover after such an attack. In this blog, you will read what a cybersecurity strategy is and how to develop an effective one yourself. 

So what exactly is a cybersecurity strategy?   

This strategy is often devised by your chief information security officer (CISO), with the aim of ensuring business continuity in a world full of cyber attacks. Your strategy describes (if correctly) how you minimise risk, secure your digital assets and how you recover quickly if you are hit by a cyber-attack. 

Phrased a little more simply, it is a roadmap of your defences, which the organisation's key stakeholders use and should be updated regularly.    

Benefits of a good cybersecurity strategy    

Creating a cybersecurity strategy takes time, but gives you many benefits. For example: 

• It ensures continuity of your business 

Nowadays, it is not a question of 'if' but 'when' you are attacked online. When this happens, you want to be operational again quickly. 

• It protects your systems and data 

Do you have a good backup? Because it minimises the risk of losing data in the event of a cyber attack. 

• You comply with regulations 

Laws such as the AVG require you as a company to ensure the security of personal and sensitive data. 

• It protects your brand 

Your competitors who have already suffered a cyber-attack have seen customers leave for competitors. This, of course, is something you want to prevent. 
 

So how do you build an effective cybersecurity strategy?    

Below are the steps you can take to build an effective strategy. 

 

• Assess the different risks that could affect your business 

The first step is to take a good inventory. How are you doing and what are the risks? This includes both external and internal threats be it malware, phishing attacks, ransomware, etc. 

• Assess your company's cybersecurity maturity level. 

Next, find out how far along your company is in terms of cybersecurity. You can use the NIST model for this. 

• Identify vulnerabilities that hackers can target. 

Once your assessment is complete, you can put everything in order. What tools and software are you using, is it all up-to-date? And have you installed good securitysoftware?   

• Complete your strategy. 

If everyone is behind your plan, you can start documenting the strategy. Plans, policies and procedures - right down to establishing who is responsible for what and when. Everyone in your organisation needs to understand and support the strategy. 

• Make sure you stay up-to-date.

A key part of any effective cybersecurity strategy is making sure everyone is constantly trained on the types of cyber threats. So that they know what they should and should not do as soon as they face them.

Add Acronis as a one-stop security shop. 

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud integrates backup, advanced anti-malware and end-point security into one solution. It provides protection, increases productivity and lowers your total cost of ownership (TCO). The solution consists of one agent, one management interface and one licence, eliminating the complexity and risks of non-integrated solutions.   

Want to know more about Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud and how Acronis can help with a sound cybersecurity strategy? Then get in touch with our cloud team, we would be happy to go through the benefits of Acronis with you.