Imagine that you are a manager responsible for implementing a significant cybersecurity-related technology change within an organization. What are the potential reactions to this change?  Indicate one way in which you would minimize the impact of adverse reactions within the change management process. Provide support for your recommendation.

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If I was the manager of a company undergoing changes to our cybersecurity, I would implement the changes gradually over the course of maybe a few months to give everyone time to get used to it, compounded with some training, and overview of the changes being implemented. If everything changes at once, It could potentially open the company up to attacks from outside while people are still getting used to the changes, or it could impact the efficiency of the organization for a time, which will reduce profits. Not only that, but the damage of morale among personnel would be a significant impact as well. Combining the implementation overtime, and re-training personnel as those changes are implemented will reduce the impact to efficiency, and risk of vulnerability significantly. Unless the need for change is dire enough to require an immediate and sudden change, I think a gradual change over several weeks or months is the best outcome.

Source:

Subramoni, S., & Singh, T. (2020). Cybersecurity Modernization & Implementation to tackle threats. Cybersecurity Modernization & Implementation to Tackle Threats. Retrieved October 5, 2022, from https://www.tcs.com/perspectives/articles/cybersecurity-modernization-iot-implementation