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How to Prepare For And Respond To A Cyber Attack

Cyber attacks are becoming more happening, and are happening a lot more than we would like for them to. This can be so devastating to children and even adults. Cyber attacks has ended in death to many times. It is not enough for organizations to merely defend themselves against cyber security threats. Determined hackers have proven that with enough commitment, planning and persistence to breaching an organization’s data they will inevitably find a way to access that information. Today, risk management requires you to plan ahead to prepare, protect and recover from cyber attacks.

First, I have come to notice when preparing for a cyber threat most organizations will prepare for an external threat but often forget that internal threats happen too, estimated to be around 80% of security issues. A common threat is abuse and confidential often disruption of security measures and protocols. As inside threats can result in the same damage as an outside attack, it is the organizations responsibility to protect themselves from threats posed by their own employees. If you need advice on how to do that, I would recommend you limit access to information, you can do this by only allowing information out on a need to know basis. Keeping track of events and backing up your information, along with educating your employees on everything that can happen if these treats where to happen. Internet practices are even crucial to an organization's protection against and recovery from this.

Next, even though every employee can pose as a cyber threat, every employee can and should be on board with the post attack process. All departments should know the plan, and have there ideas thought into consideration too, not just the IT team. All employees need to be trained on how to communicate the right way with clients after a cyber attack and be able to work as a team and legal team to address the issues. The best way to respond is with a customized plan with an organization, remember plans should involve everyone and identity specific roles in the organizations cyber security.

Finally, cyber security, just like technology, happens and grows on a daily base making it very hard for an organization to know when its going to happen and to prevent it before it even happens. Organizations need to be active in the planning and updating there security systems, even if it never happen to you, things change everyday so your plan needs to be updated too. The best way for an organization to test run their plan is to simulate and conduct an inside audit, this will be able to identify the strengths and weakness of the plan and will show you what to change and fix. It will only build your confidence that when in event actually does occur, your team will be full prepared and ready to take it on.