Governance and Strategic Planning for Security
I believe risk assessment and mitigation is one of the most important elements to any industry globally. Risk assessment and mitigation empowers an enterprise with the needed tools so that it can sufficiently identify and deal with possible risks. Once a risk has been identified, then mitigating it is simple. Assessing risks allows a business to prepare for eventualities that may impede progress and growth (Srivastava et al., 2020). When a business handles potential threats by developing structures to address them, it improves its likelihood of becoming a successful entity. Moreover, risk assessment and mitigation will ensure that management has the needed information it can utilize to make informed decisions as well as ensure that the business remains profitable.
I also believe security training and education is another important element. This element is vital since cyber threats are many in the always-connected work environments. It is also important to note that threats are constantly changing. The common thread for some of the most substantial threats currently is people; employees. Hackers are aware that people can provide soft attack surfaces to make their attacks a success. Therefore, security training and education is important as it seeks to equip staff with the knowledge needed to address these threats. It will help them know what threats are, what threats are considered risky or acceptable, the clues to look for that indicate threats, and how to respond to threats (Gardner & Thomas, 2014). Business resiliency is a vital element as well. Organizations should be able to rapidly adapt and respond to all kinds of risks; as such, a business should be able to continue its operations even in the wake of unwanted/unexpected eventualities. This will ensure that the existence of the company is not put at risk every time disaster occurs.
References
Gardner, B., & Thomas, V. (2014). Building an information security awareness program: Defending against social engineering and technical threats. Elsevier.
Srivastava, P. K., Singh, S. K., Mohanty, U. C., & Murty, T. (2020). Techniques for disaster risk management and mitigation. John Wiley & Sons.
