Cybersecurity incidents carry with them tremendous potential for financial, operational and reputational damage to organizations. To stay ahead of the fallout, enterprises need strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents in order to mount an effective response to security incidents. Of course, the best defensive strategy is one that aims to reduce the likelihood and impact of incidents in the first place.

To try to help organizations build robust defenses, the Australian government recently updated its list of eight essential strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents. While the Australian government’s list focuses on endpoint-based threats and controls almost exclusively, strategies to mitigate cybersecurity incidents need to be more comprehensive to include network security controls, secure software development practices, security awareness training programs and other elements of a strong cybersecurity program.

Published June 2019 in SearchSecurity
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