Roles and Responsibilities in the Cyber Resilient Organization Achieving effective cyber security governance requires defining and establishing the organisation’s cyber security roles and responsibilities. After they are created, consider at what level in the organisation they need to be performed. In smaller organisations, most cyber security functions may fall to a single person. In such… Continue reading Roles and Responsibilities in the Cyber Resilient Organization

Holistic Cybersecurity Risk Management Effective risk management is a core component of governance and must be embedded within the organisation. A framework is needed to effectively identify, analyse, evaluate, and manage cyber security risks. The framework supports consistent decision-making and prioritisation within an organisation, maximising the benefit of investment in cyber security. Tri-Paragon’s cybersecurity risk… Continue reading Holistic Cybersecurity Risk Management

Cyber Security Organization Collaboration Translating a cyber security strategy and vision into action requires the buy-in and support of the wider organisation. This can be achieved by establishing a committee containing key stakeholders from across the business. The main objective of the steering committee is to achieve consensus and align cyber security priorities with the… Continue reading Cyber Security Organization Collaboration

Create a Cybersecurity Program Organisations should establish a measurable cyber security program. The program translates the Cyber Security strategy into action, driving initiatives and continuous improvements in cyber resilience. The steering committee oversees the cyber security program. In general, point solutions generally are not effective. The same holds true for cybersecurity. The best approach to… Continue reading Create a Cybersecurity Program

Is Your Organization Cyber Resilient? Cyber resilience is an evolving perspective that is rapidly gaining recognition. The concept essentially brings the areas of information security, business continuity, and organizational resilience together. Entities with potential need of cyber resilience abilities include, but are not limited to, IT systems, critical infrastructure, business processes, organizations, societies, and nation-states.… Continue reading Is Your Organization Cyber Resilient?

Assessing your Data Center Cybersecurity Your organization’s goal should be to strive for the capability to: prevent, detect, and respond to cyberattacks targeting your data center. Malware, spyware, and hacking are all examples of cyber threats to data centers. Cybercriminal activity is expected to be one of the largest challenges humanity faces in the next… Continue reading Assessing your Data Center Cybersecurity

Cyber resilience is an evolving perspective that is rapidly gaining recognition. The concept essentially brings the areas of information security, business continuity, and organizational resilience together.

Achieving effective cyber security governance requires defining and establishing the organisation’s cyber security roles and responsibilities. After they are created, consider at what level in the organisation they need to be performed.

In smaller organisations, most cyber security functions may fall to a single person. In such cases, it is even more important for senior leaders to ensure cyber security duties are realistic, clearly understood, and well communicated. Everyone in the organisation should understand their role in supporting effective cyber security.

An effective cybersecurity culture enables a virtuous circle where employees, understand their roles and responsibilities for protecting their firm, literally becoming human firewalls.

Managing Data Centre Operations

Good network documentation practices improve uptime and increase the speed at which you can deploy equipment. Plus, if there is an issue, you can quickly trace cables via your documentation to determine the root cause rather than having to manually trace cables. Without proper documentation, you risk mismanagement of resources, ineffective use of capacity, inability to move or install equipment, unsafe operating environments, and increased capital expenditures for new cabling and hardware.