Cyber attacks can affect any company, often occurring when least expected, rangning from data loss and financial setbacks to a permanently damaged reputation.
How you can prepare your company?
Creation of an incident response plan
An Incident Response Plan (IRP) is your roadmap in the event of a cyberattack. It should contain clear instructions on who has to do what as soon as an incident is discovered. This includes:
- Definition of a crisis team,
- Contact details of all relevant persons (internal and external),
- Steps to contain the attack,
- Communication plans for internal and external stakeholders.
Employee training
Employees are often the first line of defence against cyber attacks. Regular cyber security training helps them to recognise and respond correctly to phishing attempts and other types of cyber threats.
Testing
A plan is only as good as its implementation in an emergency. Regular drills to ensure that everyone involved knows what they need to do. Good preparation for a cyber attack, a constantly growing threat, is essential. In the event of an incident, every second counts.
Regular safety checks
Regular checks of systems and networks for vulnerabilities are crucial in order to close potential security gaps before attackers can exploit them.
Robust backup system
Ensure that all important data is backed up regularly and that these backups are stored in a secure location – ideally both locally and in the cloud. In the event of data loss due to a cyberattack, the data can then be restored quickly.
Do you have any questions?
We will be happy to answer your questions on this and other topics – by e-mail consulting@adorgasolutions.de.
