Why Cybersecurity is so important to YOU!

Cybersecurity may or may not be a point of interest for your organisation. You might know about the overall cybersecurity threats to your organisation; or you might not. Regardless of how much or how little you know about the subject however, these threats still exist and are still capable of taking your organisation offline. This isn’t something that only IT needs to worry about though; if you’re connecting to the internet, you’re at risk. Read on for some information security risks specific to different departments!?

Human Resources

Performing the role of administrator for human resources is vital to ensuring that an organisation’s most valuable asset - its people - is handled properly. This involves handling Personally Identifiable Information (PII) such as ID numbers and addresses, which is where HR departments need to be the most careful.

Marketing

Products or services that truly sell themselves are few and far between, and marketing exists to fill that gap. Creating awareness of an organisation’s products or brand means that marketing departments are often what outsiders see the most of or interact with. Greater exposure can only be a good thing, but the risks to the department increase with it.?

Finance

A company’s finances decide whether it sinks or swims, which means that A) Accounting handles a lot of sensitive details and B) Everyone else is interested in those sensitive details. For obvious reasons, financial information being released to those who should not have access to it is a Very Bad Idea, so this is an especially critical area where information security MUST be maintained.?

Production/ R&D

If you’re in manufacturing or rely on a specific product or service to differentiate yourself from the competition, losing your IP can have disastrous consequences for the continuity of your business. This is especially relevant where competition is fierce or if you are a startup looking to break into the industry.?

Administration/ Operations

Of course, information security doesn’t exist purely in cyberspace. Physical security measures are a part of information security that the administration and daily operations departments in an organisation will have to be responsible for.?

Remember that these don’t just apply to different departments; if you’re a one man band or the singularly talented person that handles all of the above for an organisation, these will all apply to you as well.?

Check out the full article on our website for a more detailed description of these risks, as well as some further guidance that applies to all users!

Interested in putting cybersecurity in place across your entire organisation? We can help! You might be interested in the UK NCSCs Cyber Essentials and IASME certifications for which we are an authorised certification body, or in having a information security risk assessment done; whatever it is, we would love to hear from you. Get in touch today!?