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How SME boards can understand cyber security exposure in their organisation

A picture of several tyres, one is clearly worn indicting a clear exposure

How boards can recognise Cyber Security Exposure

It isn't necessary to be a cyber security specialist to recognise cyber risk exposure. As member of your organisations leadership team, your primary concern is to know what BAD looks looks like - so you can take action to fix it..

 

We all know that driving a vehicle with a badly worn tyre means:

  • Skid exposure is significantly increased 

  • Breaking effectiveness is impaired

  • Insurance cover is compromised

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So, it's not necessary to be a tyre technician in order to understand the consequences of continuing to drive with badly worn tyres - so long as we know what a badly worn tyre looks like. 

 

Likewise, it isn't necessary to be a cyber security specialist to recognise cyber risk exposure. As member of your organisations leadership team, your primary concern is to know what BAD looks looks like - so you can instigate the necessary action to fix it. That's what our board level advisory service gives you:  the guidance and the tools to recognise where and how your organisation is exposed to the consequences of cyber security risk.

 

It does not involve box ticking exercises, wading through pages of tecnical reports or making major investments in more software tools - we'll give you the capability to establish a crystal clear view of what's really going on, using information that already exists in your organisation.

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Our service is built on 4 principles that enable a senior leadership team to understand and address the priority cyber security concerns to focus on and how to create an "at a glance"  monitoring capability to stay constantly informed.  We have summarised those principles below. If you would like to discuss further please use the contact form opposite

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4 Cyber Security Principles for SME Boards 

Principle #1

80% of successful cyber attacks exploit just two methods of infiltration. Make sure your organisation has deployed the controls to defend against them

Principle #2

5 key controls will protect your organisation as well as ensuring your cyber insurance cover remains valid. Ensure that they are always working

Principle #3

If you do get hacked, the primary factor that will influence your survival will be the effectiveness of  your IT recovery. Be confident that it actually works

Principle #4

Most organisations already have the necessary capabilities to  to acquire board level information  to enable non-specialists understand cyber exposure. Leverage the tools you already have

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