The Norm
There is one very funny situation, where when one was given advice, but they respond saying that “let’s wait till it happens first.” It’s surprising but honestly speaking, it’s true. Try it around, advising someone to don’t take sugar as it will cause diabetes, chances are they will respond with “I don’t have it yet”. That’s the point of prevention, taking care of it first before it happens because if it does, it’s already too late.
Unfortunately, the same thing often happens in the corporate world. When advised to implement cyber security, chances are they will respond by saying “We are still safe, no need for that.” Well, when you are unsafe, it’s already too late.
Cyber Security should be the priority
Implementing Cyber Security should be one of the priorities when setting up a company. And there are few benefits of doing that.
It helps prevent cyber attack
Obviously, it will help prevent cyber attack from happening to your company. Cyber security that was implemented alongside the process of building your system will definitely be more secure and difficult for hackers to hack.
Cheaper and better
It is cheaper to implement cyber security when you are starting out than fixing it later on. Fixing something you have set up long ago can be time, energy and resource consuming. It sure will result in a lot of trouble and might not even bring the best results.
Easier to find the problem
One can quickly troubleshoot when something goes wrong. By knowing what has built-in with your system, one can easily spot something went wrong. Remember, response time is very important when it comes to cyber security, as it will minimize the damage caused to your company.
Upgrade made easy
It makes it easier to strengthen your cyber security in the future. Well, you need to know what you need to update right? Although this can be taken care by a third-party vendor, who’s responsibility is to help you monitor your cyber security and alert you immediately when something goes wrong, it is still best if you can do small monitoring by yourself internally.
The list goes on and on, which proves why it is crucial to implement at the beginning.
But what if…
You might ask, “what if I have already built my system without implementing cyber security?” Well, it’s time to do that now.
Taking care of human first
Take things one step at a time. As what research shows, a human is the weakest link when it comes to cyber security chain. Which is why the advisable first step to take is to build a cyber security-aware culture in your organization. To do that, you can either enforce certain policies (which, by the way, might result in your employees feeling very uncomfortable) or send them to cyber security awareness training, so that they know why they are doing what the are doing. Of course, implementing tools, software, and other stuff is also very important, but this non-human stuff is an easy fix compared to the human.
Don’t be stingy when it comes to cyber security
It is advisable to spend at least 4% to 7% of the IT budget for cyber security, and the more the merrier. One of the reasons being that many Cyber Security Expert feedback saying that lack of budget is one of the greatest challenges they face when trying to protect the company.
Final Verdict
Don’t ever wait till it happens, only start to take action. That beats the whole purpose of prevention. Human, as the weakest link in the cyber security chain, should be the main focus when it comes to implementing cyber security.
