Journal 7

It can be agreed upon that a cyber security program for any business would be a good idea. But while it is a good idea, a corporation will need to keep in mind the costs of running a cybersecurity program. The biggest concern that comes up for any business or corporation is money. To put it in simple terms with this regard you get what you pay for. The more money a company can invest into a their cybersecurity program the more effective it will be. While this divergence of funds does not necessarily produce profits that stakeholders care about, it does guard those profits. Unfortunately for smaller companies, their programs will not be as well put together due to lack of funding, thereby making them prime targets for attackers. Another cost of the cyber security for corporations is the burdens it can place on employees. If the program is poorly put together, it will become a hassle for employees who will seek ways around the measures put in place for the sake of convenience. This will make the program nearly useless if the employees become unwilling to follow along with established guidelines. While there are more drawbacks to a cyber security program than mentioned above, there are some great boons to having an efficient program in place and investing heavily into it. Businesses that rely on the internet would be prime targets for hackers and criminals if left unprotected. With a good program in place, large amounts of money that would have been lost to attacks was instead spent on having a good security team who will keep attacks like that from completely destroying businesses as criminals rob them blind. Having a good CS program could also make a business appear more appealing to potential investors, since the utilization of such a program shows that security is taken seriously within the organization.

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