To mitigate and moderate the impact of a cyberattack in this new environment, collaboration is a necessity.“Infosec came into being originally to help the organization avoid a cyberattack by deploying anti-malware technologies, firewalls, intrusion detection and vulnerability scanning software,” said Solonski, CSO at publicly traded BlackLine, a leading provider of financial and accounting automation software.
The report also noted a rising number of groups using “destructive malware” to launch attacks on companies: “Targeted attack actors continued to pose a significant threat to organizations during 2018, with new groups emerging and existing groups continuing to refine their tools and tactics.”have been breached by hackers, according to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
“To disseminate this information across the business, the head of infosec may want to partner with the leaders of HR and corporate communications, given their specific employee engagement roles,” said Solonski. Companies should also provide targeted training, ensuring that instructions are relevant to each team. Extremely technical guidance on secure coding practices may not be pertinent or helpful for the sales team, for instance.