The process of understanding, assessing and managing risk is key to managing any business. In particular this process, as it relates to information, can help you to formulate your strategy for securing your business information assets.
The process of understanding, assessing and managing risk is key to managing any business. In particular this process, as it relates to information, can help you to formulate your strategy for securing your business information assets.
The process of identifying vulnerabilities, evaluating the risk, remediation, and reporting is called vulnerability management. By running penetration tests, organizations are able to more efficiently find and fix security vulnerabilities within their network.
Application security is frequently overlooked during security planning. Developers are under pressure to bring custom applications online quickly and security can suffer in the process. Many of these applications store sensitive data that needs to be protected even when sharing information across extranets and over the Internet. Unfortunately, the market for stolen personal information, credit card numbers, Social Security numbers, and passwords is flourishing and Internet criminals harvest information from insecure applications that haven't been tested sufficiently.
Already overburdened IT staff find it nearly impossible to keep up with daily security issues or have the bandwidth to implement solutions while ensuring their organization stays in compliance. The problem is further compounded when a highly visible, large project gets added to your workload, you have had a reduction in staff, or you haven't been able to find the right person with the right skills or experience, and simply need additional security experts to fill in temporarily. Filling the resource gap is critical for you to manage and maintain the security posture of your organization.