Start with a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment – Aurora IT

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Start with a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
Aurora IT
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Cybersecurity has become the ultimate buzzword as
we have shifted to an increasingly digital
world. Proper solutions and assessments are
critical to prevent any organization from cyber-
attacks that have drastic impacts on business.
While the demand for threat prevention and
detection is high, many security leaders and IT
professionals are overwhelmed with new solutions
and technologies that seem necessary to protect
sensitive information. Security solutions,
assessments, and services should be a critical
part of every organizations business plan.
Whether you are a small business owner, a
seasoned CISO, or a federal contractor, a best
practice towards improving your organization's cyb
ersecurity
posture is to start with a cybersecurity risk
assessment. What is a Cybersecurity Risk
Assessment? A Cyber security risk assessment uses
qualitative and quantitative methods to
understand a users present and future state of a
security environment. It will evaluate both an
external and internal
environment to determine how your organizations
posture compares to best practices. The
assessment will help determine the next steps
your organization needs to get to a higher level
of security. During an assessment, experts will
first define the scope then gather
documentation, policies, and procedures.
Penetration testing and vulnerability scanning
will be conducted both internally and externally
against your network systems. Additionally,
employees will be interviewed about business
functions and how they document data. Once the
cybersecurity risk has been assessed, your
organization will be compared to the best
practices, and a remediation plan will be put in
place.
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What Next? Once you complete a cybersecurity risk
assessment, we will compare your current
security posture to the desired framework you
wish to achieve. This could include NIST 800-171
standards, CMMC 2.0, PCI DSS, or HIPPA.
Regardless of the framework, the gap assessment
will help you understand what solutions are
necessary and what remediation actions need to be
taken. If your organization lacks basics such as
multi-factor authentication (MFA) or security
that addresses the cloud, they may be recommended
to fill gaps and improve posture. As a
cybersecurity consulting firm, Auroras experts
seek to recommend the solutions and assessments
that best fit your organizations needs. Not
every cutting-edge solution will be required for
every organizations goals. Sometimes its the
basics that are most necessary for an
organizations cybersecurity. Whether you are
looking for the next level of cybersecurity
technology or basic tools for baseline security
protection, Working with Aurora on a
cybersecurity risk assessment helps an
organization be in compliance with industry
requirements and achieve an overall improved
security posture.