How to calculate the Cybersecurity score - Sphere IT

29/01/2022 | News

 

How to calculate the Cybersecurity score - Sphere IT

The Cybersecurity score is a score that defines a company's level of protection in the digital environment. The index is awarded by independent organizations, based on a set of best practices observed on the Internet.

     No one questions the importance of investing in measuring the impacts of cybersecurity on businesses carried out in the digital world. Thus, knowing how to identify a company's cybersecurity score is one of the most relevant measures. Such a score is obtained from consultations with public data, whether from a company, a brand or its competitors, which, in itself, configures the activity as totally legal and non-invasive. Some relevant data for obtaining this index are: the domains of the monitored company; domain-associated malware campaigns; meeting compliance requirements; adoption and validation of digital certificates; server upgrades; network vulnerability points. Among the best practices to obtain a good index are: the adoption of a multifactor identity authentication; cryptography; highly complex and constantly updated passwords; monitoring of the digital environment in real time; uninterrupted access control.

     Information security must be an integral part of a company, regardless of possible penalties. Thus, by identifying and correcting its vulnerabilities, the company will automatically be increasing the security of the data that circulates on its networks; allowing IT areas to have reliable data to deal with investments and improvements; demonstrating to the control bodies its concern with good practices; standing out from the competition in an essential requirement that is cybersecurity. In addition to knowing how to evaluate their score, companies need to plan a constant monitoring of this index, ensuring that the adopted practices remain effective.

      Says Gartner: “Detecting fraudulent transactions and events is a constant challenge for businesses. Security and risk management leaders should focus on consolidating fraud detection across products and channels, aligning with organizational infrastructure strategy, and pursuing compelling vendor differentiation.” According to Gartner, security is a business issue that is not restricted to the IT sector. And it recommends that IT and security leaders work with executives to establish governance that shares responsibility for business decisions that affect corporate security. According to recent studies, 88% of Board members view cybersecurity as a business risk, as opposed to a technology risk. “The influx of ransomware and supply chain attacks seen throughout 2021, many of which are targeted in operational and mission-critical environments, should be a wake-up call that security is a business issue, not just another one. problem for IT to solve,” noted Paul Proctor, vice president of research at the organization.

     It is also necessary to keep in mind that most successful cyberattacks exploit known susceptibilities in systems, hence the importance of analyzing vulnerabilities and investing in preventive actions that guarantee effective protection, aware that cybersecurity is, today, one of the most worrying topics for business managers who want to preserve their customers and their businesses, in addition to avoiding serious damage to their finances and reputation.

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