Information / Network Security

The workplace is no longer an environment with stacks of filing boxes or employee mailboxes. Instead, files now speed through the Internet and meetings are held via teleconference. The ease of communication and multi-device compatibility, although convenient, increases the network vulnerability of companies. Understanding how a network operates, the components involved, and common threats will help companies prevent and mitigate future cyber attacks.

Is your online information secured? Read on to access our network security best practices checklist. 

Developing a high-level information security (InfoSec) infrastructure for your organization takes plenty of time and manpower.  If you’re not devoting the appropriate efforts to securing your network data, it will most likely be compromised in some way shape or form.  It is for this reason why building and nurturing an Enterprise Information Security Architecture (EISA) from idea to creation.

Developing an EISA is more than just developing a checklist though.  It’s an undertaking that requires planning exercises that help key InfoSec team members the ability to thoughtfully define system data and protect it with robust diligence.  Let’s review what does EISA stand for, how it can be utilized in your organization, and how this dynamic set of planning and design activities can benefit the other cyber security solutions in your company.

Information security policy is an extremely important topic of discussion that is often not discussed at all due to a number of reasons. Organizations often find that after they create and implement their Enterprise Information Security Policy (EISP) security architecture, they tend to put it on the back burner until the time comes to update it for compliance purposes.  This shouldn’t be the case though.

Ponemon detailed in a 2018 report that a single ransomware attack costs companies an average of roughly $5 million, with $1.25 million being attributed to system downtime, and another $1.5 million to IT and end-user productivity loss.  Sure, ransomware attacks can happen in a myriad of unique ways, but when an organization is collectively on the same page, it can help drive growth while protecting critical information within your network.  Let’s discuss how to configure a comprehensive, yet easy to understand EISP that can be regularly updated as your company continues to successfully scale.

When it comes to cybersecurity for businesses, corporations, and enterprises, one thing is clear: you need a security strategy. With 71 percent of U.S. enterprises recently saying that they’ve suffered at least one data breach in their lifetime, it’s time to start thinking about adopting an information technology (IT) framework that can help prevent hackers from succeeding in the first place.

Towards that end, 86 percent of U.S. organizations, companies, and enterprises say they plan to increase enterprise network security spending year over year. However, the question is no longer whether or not to dedicate significant resources to proactively addressing cybersecurity. Now, it’s a matter of adopting the right enterprise security architecture and framework that will be most effective in bolstering your cyber defenses across the board.

Today, the Enterprise Information Security Framework (EISF), is one of the most widely adopted systems architecture and data handling frameworks for protecting large organizations against cyber attacks and security incidents. The EISF also serves to guide companies in terms of what to do during an attack to eliminate the threat, as well as afterward to restore systems and analyze how to prevent similar incidents in the future.

Here, we’ll break down what the EISF is, and how it provides companies with a strategic way of enterprise security and protection.

No matter what business or industry you’re in, odds are that you’ll be a target for hackers and cybercriminals at some point in time. According to recent statistics from Accenture, there are over 130 large, enterprise-scale targeted cybersecurity breaches per year. And that number is growing at a rapid rate of 27 percent per year.

That’s not to mention the cost of cyber incidents and attacks that enterprises incur year after year. The average cost of a malware attack to companies is $2.4 million, and costs an average of 50 days for companies to effectively address. Avoiding cyber attacks, and the damage and costs associated with them are why companies are wise to focus a significant portion of their IT budgets and resources on developing (and implementing) an Enterprise Information Security Policy (EISP).

With the threats to enterprise cybersecurity growing at such a rapid pace, companies are now designing an enterprise information security program policy that serves to both minimize risk and help achieve key business goals and objectives.

What is an EISP? And what are the specific elements of an enterprise security policy that’s in alignment with an organization’s overall vision and goals, but also provides concrete strategies and tactics to prevent (and respond to, if necessary) cyber incidents and attacks? Whether you’re deciding to implement an enterprise policy in cybersecurity for the first time, or update one that you already have, read on to find out how to improve your cybersecurity practices with our helpful guide to the elements you need to address.