Think ‘security first’

By Graham Billsborough, managing director, GB3.

Did you lock the back door? That's a standard practice in nearly every home, aimed at protecting the things that matter the most. Compare that with safekeeping information at work and there's a huge gap.

Over half of UK businesses have seen an information security breach; 72 per cent of those find their roots in how staff interact with fraudulent emails.

I believe you have three perspectives to assess your security levels from; your people, process and systems.

Don't spend thousands on technology when your people can't recognise an email attack, your investment will be worth nothing.

The wrong time to think about 'what's next' is in the middle of a breach, set your processes out ahead of your worst day. Believing an attack won't happen to you is like leaving the doors of your home wide open before a night out, make sure your systems have 24/7 protection.

At GB3 we think the most important thing you can do is build a 'Security First' culture to protect your information. Train staff, define standards and secure systems; safeguard your information as a matter of course.

GDPR fines have our attention and doing nothing is not an option; our approach is to aid organisations achieve compliance though defined standards, like ISO27001 for Information Security. Implementing ISO27001 is a recommendation of the UK's GDPR Supervisory Authority, the Information Commissioners Office.

We'd like to discuss with you how to improve your security culture and reduce the risk of losing your organisations digital information.

Avoiding potential fines, lost business and damage to your reputation comes from implementing a security first culture. Have you locked the back door?