Administer and Manage security risks

Today, the increase in cyber attacks is imminent. They are also becoming more sophisticated, powerful and with greater reach and impact. Given the growth of cybercriminals, companies, large or small, are forced to become cyber insurance. To achieve this condition, they must meet certain requirements, such as implementing technical elements in their IT infrastructures that do not allow unauthorized access or loss of important information. Another fundamental measure to take into account is the manage of the security or cybersecurity risks.

In this technological evolution, the personal information, both of the users of social networks and of the clients of a company, is stored in data files, which must have adequate security systems to protect them from cyber attacks carried out by hackers.

The Phishing, is an excellence example of social engineering, because in it a set of actions converges that seeks to identify the weaknesses or vulnerabilities that the owner of the personal data has in the handling of their personal information, to later usurp their identity and affect your wealth. These weaknesses can be characterized as vulnerabilities, and exist both in computer systems and in people themselves.

How to manage and administer these security risks can serve to us?

In terms of risk management and analysis, it is total. That is why we must first know the critical assets of the organization, that is, those that are vital for the operation of the company, without which it could not continue operating and where the Risk is Critical.

An example would be banks, since they cannot afford to interrupt their computer system, since basically all their banking transactions are recorded and processed through said system. Faced with a threat of system interruption due to a computer attack, it must have adequate and updated firewalls, antivirus, antimalware, security systems, among others.

This is why ISO 27001, which is the Information Security Systems, is essential for Risk Management, Business Continuity and their administration. Since it evaluates the problems or potential incidents that could affect the information security systems within the company, relying on the ISO 22301 standard, which guarantees that the company, despite the incident, can continue to function.

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