Maxwell Ferrier
CYSE 200T
September 27, 2020
Developing cybersecurity programs in business brings some significant advantages since cyber security and business overlap with flying colors. Businesses must have cybersecurity to protect themselves and their customers, while cybersecurity needs business in order to be successful and make money within that field. With cybersecurity properly implemented into your business, you are able to avoid sticky legal allegations that could potentially ruin your reputation and put a large whole in your wallet. Without these programs in place employees as well as customer data can be easily compromised. Another benefit of developing cybersecurity into business is making sure the data is readily available. Although some businesses may not need their data urgently, it does ensure that the data will not be breached and can be accessed within a reasonable amount of time if needed. Hospitals for example would need their information quickly and accurately.
Implementing cybersecurity into business also has some costs that go along with it. There are certain losses that are suffered when a system breach occurs. These losses are classified as external or internal. Examples of internal losses include detection costs, investigation costs, containment costs, and ex-post responding costs. On the other hand, external losses include business disruption, damaged equipment, revenue loss.
There are multiple ways to know if your computer is safe. As an employee, there are multiple things that you can do to protect your system from malware attacks. For starters, you must be selective in the hiring process. Hiring honest and trustworthy employees can be the foundation for keeping your data safe. Implementing security policies can help to add structure to the company and add additional security. Another way to keep your systems safe is to give out rewards and sanctions. Rewarding safe, productive behavior and punishing behavior that puts the company at risk can be key in keeping computers safe.