Businesses must develop a cybersecurity program to ensure the data they generate is protected from potential cyber-attacks. Networks that are secured ensure confidentiality, integrity and availability of information. A cybersecurity program can improve different functions within the company. Starting with physical security, ensuring the areas where data are store are protected and only those who need to have access are able to access the area. The people who are hired are also important factors in cybersecurity. Hiring manager should run background checks on all employees before offering employment. Training is another aspect of a cybersecurity program. Employees should be trained on the business practices to lessen the chances of putting the company’s data at risk. This means educating employees on potential risk when browsing the internet at work or opening personal emails that pay contain phishing, or other malicious threats. A cybersecurity program can help business identify what resources are important and need to be protected and backed up in case of an attack. In the event that an attack does occur, it is important to have practices in place to recover data as quickly as possible to lessen the downtime that may result as a result of a cyber-attack. A cyber security program may cost the business upfront to implement and to maintain, but it is worth having a plan to ensure the business has best practices in place to avoid a cyber-attack, and recover in the event one is to occur.