Cyber Health Check
Deloitte breach highlights the need for a cyber health check
Deloitte, one of the world’s biggest accounting organizations, recently suffered a data breach that compromised confidential emails and plans of some of its blue-chip clients, according to the Guardian.
The hackers also had potential access to usernames, passwords, IP addresses, architectural designs and health information.
Deloitte has confirmed it was breached but said that only a small number of clients were affected.
This breach is even more unfortunate because Deloitte offers clients advice on how to manage risks posed by cyber attacks. Its Cyber Intelligence Centre states that it can “integrate state-of-the-art technology with industry insight to provide round-the-clock business-focused operational security.”
The problem with a solutions-based approach
The fact that Deloitte is a global consultant with interests in cyber security proves that no one is safe from a cyber attack.
In today’s cyber security market, technology vendors tend to focus on specific solutions, such as endpoint security, next-gen firewalls with IDS/IPS, email and web filtering, data loss prevention and identity access management. The problem is that mixing and matching solutions can cause interoperability gaps to materialise.
To understand the complexities of today’s IT infrastructure, companies need to have a strategic plan that takes a global view of the technological landscape and identifies the possible vulnerability points.
How Cyber Health Check fills the gaps
Our independent, three-phase Cyber Health Check service combines on-site consultancy and audit, remote vulnerability assessments and an online staff survey to identify your current cyber risks in the three key exposure areas of people, processes and technology.
This service will provide you with a concise report describing your current cyber risk status and critical exposures, and will draw on best practice – such as ISO 27001, 10 Steps to Cyber Security and Cyber Essentials – to provide recommendations for reducing your cyber and compliance risks. The report also provides feedback on basic cyber hygiene, cyber governance framework, policies and procedures, and technical controls.
The Cyber Health Check service identifies your actual cyber risks, assesses your responses to those risks and analyses your risk exposure. The result is a best-practice action plan to mitigate those risks effectively and in line with your business objectives.
For more information, visit our Cyber Health Check page.
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