Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine May 2019 | Page 50

FINAL STEP : DETERMINE THE RIGHT INVESTMENT FOR YOUR BUSINESS
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same level of risk , and not every employee should be given carte blanche access to all organisational data .
While this may be time-consuming , leaving no stone unturned at this stage of the audit will give you a clear understanding of where your security measures stand currently and benefit you greatly in the long run .
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FINAL STEP : DETERMINE THE RIGHT INVESTMENT FOR YOUR BUSINESS
By appraising your data assets in terms of their value and risk , you can then begin targeting your investments towards timely threat detection and incident response .
No matter the time and effort invested , it is important to remember that data breaches are inevitable .
Framing this approach as a risk / reward equation and using a tiered security approach ensures that your organisation can protect high-value targets that would cause significant harm if they were compromised .
At the very least , senior leaders need to be made aware of the growing threat they face every day from external cyberattacks and internal data
MAY 2019