{"id":133,"date":"2024-09-25T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T16:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/cyberimpact1\/?page_id=133"},"modified":"2024-12-04T02:04:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T02:04:37","slug":"it-cyse-200t-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/dylanstearns\/it-cyse-200t-2\/","title":{"rendered":"CYSE 200T"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity, Technology, and Society<\/h1>\n

Assignment Showcase: Write Up – The Human Factor in Cybersecurity<\/p>\n

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THE HUMAN FACTOR IN CYBERSECURITY<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n

Balancing Limited funds as a CISO<\/span><\/strong>
As a CISO the most important thing to keep up with is arguably funding,<\/span> without<\/span> funding<\/span>
a company<\/span> isn’t<\/span> able to<\/span> run at all.<\/span> Another thing is figuring out what to use the<\/span> funding for<\/span>;<\/span>
some things to consider what you should use funding on is train<\/span>ing staff and technological<\/span>
advancements.<\/span><\/div>\n

Training<\/span><\/strong>
When it comes to training in cybersecurity,<\/span> many employees<\/span> are<\/span> undertrained and lack<\/span>
awareness on cybersecurity pr<\/span>o<\/span>cedures<\/span> and what to look out for when in a workplace<\/span>
environment. According to the Harvard Business Review,<\/span> \u201c<\/span>cybercriminals scammed $26<\/span>
billion between October 2013 and July 2019 with the \u201cBusiness Email Compromise\u201d scam<\/span>
that, using deceptive and manipulative social engineering techniques, lured employees<\/span>
and individuals into divulging their credentials and event<\/span>ually making unauthorized<\/span>
transfers or funds.<\/span>\u201d If every employee in a company was trained<\/span> in<\/span> cyb<\/span>ersecurity and how<\/span>
to be secure in the workplace,<\/span> then<\/span> the<\/span> chance<\/span> of an internal attack goes down by<\/span> a<\/span>
copious amount.<\/span> Not only do the chances go down but employees collectively get a<\/span>
general understanding of cybersecurity<\/span>.<\/span> This creates<\/span> a more<\/span> knowledgeable environment if<\/span>
an employee were to spot something they could immediately send it over to the<\/span>
cyber<\/span>security<\/span> department to inspect it.<\/span><\/div>\n

Technolog<\/span>y<\/span><\/strong>
When it comes to technolog<\/span>y in cybersecurity, you<\/span> can’t<\/span> go without it. If a<\/span> company’s<\/span>
database is running without strong<\/span> security,<\/span> it likely<\/span> won’t<\/span> survive very long. Many things<\/span>
that are good to have as a company ar<\/span>e<\/span> Role<\/span> Based Access Control<\/span> (RBAC)<\/span> which limits<\/span>
users only to what they are assigned to, Firewalls that act as a<\/span> barrier between trusted and<\/span>
untrusted networks, and two factor authentication (2FA) whic<\/span>h is a form of multi factor<\/span>
authentication that makes sure the user is the correct user before allowing access to a<\/span>
database. There are many more forms of technology that a CISO should<\/span> spark interest in<\/span>
but those three are really the<\/span> foundation<\/span> to ensure the co<\/span>mpany is secure.<\/span><\/div>\n

Conclusion<\/span><\/strong>
Ultimately,<\/span> as a CISO you have to balance limited funds between training employees of<\/span>
the company and technology to strengthen the company.<\/span> T<\/span>raining<\/span> employees<\/span> can<\/span>
significantly reduce the risk of human error which is a major<\/span> part<\/span> of<\/span> cybersecurity<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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breaches.<\/span> By educating employees on<\/span> what to look out for<\/span> companies can create a<\/span> secure<\/span>
workplace environment where cybersecurity is a<\/span> normal<\/span> practice<\/span>.<\/span> On the other side of<\/span>
things<\/span>,<\/span> investing in<\/span> technologies<\/span> like<\/span> Role<\/span> Based Access Control<\/span> (RBAC),<\/span> firewalls, and two<\/span>
factor authentication<\/span> (2FA) is<\/span> important to overall protect the<\/span> company’s<\/span> databases<\/span>.<\/span>
Overall, the best way to<\/span> balance funds and<\/span> keep you<\/span>r<\/span> company secure as a CISO<\/span> is<\/span> by<\/span>
combining<\/span> training and technology as it creates<\/span> strong security<\/span> against cyber threats<\/span>.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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