E-Portfolio #7

 What are the costs and benefits of developing cybersecurity programs in business?

Cybersecurity programs are extremely important in business. But developing cybersecurity programs for businesses is even more important. Building a cybersecurity program is not cheap by any means, although the money put into it will definitely break even. Developing a program as such can be costly, like I’ve said before. One of the major costs for a cybersecurity program would be the initial set up cost which is having to install the cybersecurity programs and security on all and any devices that need it. Furthermore, developing a cybersecurity program in a business has to come with a lot of research and development on what the business whats to build. Any program that is to be built is like building an empire. You want any program and or business that is to be build to be successful. With that being said, in order to develop a cybersecurity program there are different options and level of protection one can get and or offer so the company needs to establish what is best for them. Another cost would be to train all employees with up to date systematic issues. There are many different ways to go about training one’s employees. Many companies have people within the company like in human resource managamenbt who take on the role of training, or there are people you can pay to come in who are knowledgable in the field to train your own employees. Training employees to understand how serious cybersecurity risks are and the potential of it happening to them does not come easy, this calls for a long training sanctuary in order for employees to understand the importance of understanding and gaining knowledge of cybersecurity in their company. All in all developing any program or company is not cheap or easy. There needs to be a plan set in place, money set to the side and a strong support system. Cybersecurity programs are not cheap although it will allow for advancement within the company and a strong company base with high powered security.

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