In these times when cyber attacks happen more and more frequently, being adequately prepared for them is crucial. It’s the job of security experts to secure our most precious data from cyber attacks like data breaches and consequential identity theft – however, it’s up to us to adequately prepare both ourselves and our systems for a possible attack. We have to be prepared because we never know when attackers might strike and what they target first.
To adequately prepare ourselves and our applications for an attack, we first have to answer a couple of questions:
These are just a couple of questions we need to consider to craft a cyber attack preparation plan. You see, the answers to these questions are vital because when we know what we’re protecting, how many users we have, and answer a couple of other questions, it would be way easier for us to plan our cyber security strategy because then we’ll know where to turn.
Once we have answers to at least some of the aforementioned questions, we have the things that are vital to prepare for a cyberattack. Start from the top and move towards the bottom:
If you’re a security expert working at a company, also consider the option of conducting a company-wide cyber security assessment to assess the stance of the company on the cyber front: paying for an assessment will always be cheaper than paying for a data breach. Some companies also conduct cybersecurity-related training and train all employees on the threats that they might face when doing their job (they’re taught how to identify phishing emails, familiarize themselves with a couple of cybersecurity concepts, etc.)
Completing cybersecurity training improves the stance of every company making employees ready to respond to the majority of the threats that might target the company or themselves.
Preparing for a cyber attack won’t be the same without looking into the incidents that have occurred in the past – data breach archives and search engines like BreachDirectory can help us identify not only what data breaches have already happened and what we can learn from them, but also let us quickly and easily check whether we’re at risk of identity theft. Input your email, username, IP address, or domain inside of the data breach search engine and not even a second later get a response whether you’re at risk or not:
Make use of the data breach search engine and BreachDirectory’s ability to inform you once your account appears in a future data breach to protect yourself – on the other hand, if you’re running a company, the BreachDirectory API capability can be immensely useful when completing OSINT-related tasks and implementing data breach data into a part of your website to protect your clients.
Whatever the case, make use of the things that have happened in the past to protect your future.
In this blog, we’ve walked you through a couple of steps that you must consider to be adequately prepared for a cyber attack. Make sure you have answers to at least some of the aforementioned questions and evaluate your options on the cyber front to stay safe from cyber attacks both now and in the future. We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this blog, stay tuned for more news on the cyber front, and until next time!
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