Australian Companies Need To Up Their Cyber Security Game Today
Gold Coast InfoTech – Cyber Security Audits
With the ever increasing ongoing cyber security incidents and data breaches for organisations like Medibank and Optus it is evident Australia’s online security controls and safeguards are antiquated and desperately in need of an overhaul.
The question for Australian organisation and directors is if data breaches can happen to organisations with large cyber security budgets and teams what does that mean for the smaller organisations with a smaller focus?
Cyber security is just as important for any organisation of any size
According to Astra, a cyber security organisation, a cyber attack occurs every 39 seconds on average, with the average cost in the US for data breaches costing $9.44M with overall cybercrime predicted to cost a staggering $8 trillion by 2023.
There are some simple steps organisations can do to limit the impact of cyber security related events. Things like:
- Always applying the principle of least priviledge (i.e only give people the access they require to do their job and not the keys to the kingdom’.)
- Ensuring the use of MFA or token based devices for authentication.
- Ensure all organisation endpoints are protected with antivirus and antimalware.
- Ensure all organisation endpoints are updated with latest software and patches.
- Ensure your endpoints are encrypted.
- Ensure all staff are educated on the dangers of clicking links or installing software from emails or from other from unknown sources
Gold Coast InfoTech is proud to offer our ‘Cyber Security Audit report’ to help all Australian organisations lift their cyber security game!
Gold Coast InfoTech can help you with, not only the initial list above, but an in-depth cyber security analysis tailored specifically for your organisations size, priority, and budget for all your internal and external systems. The final output is an actionable plan with quotes, risks with associated priorities, and vendor solutions to help your organisation ensure continued protection your technology assets as quickly as possible.
Please visit our Cyber Security Consulting page for more information and to book a consultation today.
Alternatively please take a look at our other services.
Note: Endpoints refers to any technology device that interacts with your corporate network including (but not limited to) Laptops, Windows Devices, Surface Tablets, Apple devices, Mobile devices, Network Storage devices, Virtual machines, Printers, Scanners faxes etc.
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