Obviously, the kinds of attacks you face and the resources at your disposal depend on the size of your organization. But the crucial actions you must take are drawn from the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) cybersecurity framework, and they are the same for businesses big and small: identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover. It's a step-by-step process for assessing how vulnerable your system is, doing everything you can to remove vulnerabilities, quickly triaging the damage when a breach does occur, getting up and running again, and—most important—eradicating those weak links for the future. yuuguu
Not all organizations are created equal. "A big company has all those resources in-house; they'll have the investigators, the forensic capability, the ability to develop a plan based on the breach and put that plan into action," says Simonis. Response plans differ depending on size and budget, and many of the challenges that small and midsize businesses face are more daunting than ever due to the ongoing pandemic.
