Frequent Penetration Testing

When was the last time you tested your cyber security?

Cyber security is about restrictions and validation, but more importantly – it’s about allowing your business to thrive safely.

Properly securing a business or system involves multi-layered defense mechanisms working together; covering a combination of technical and operational aspects. Whether you hire dedicated cyber security professionals, or use your in-house IT department to design and implement a cyber security program for your business, it’s a good idea to frequently test the security of your systems.

Many often-overlooked aspects of cyber security can have devastating effects on your business. These oversights lead to ineffective restrictions that may reduce the overall effectiveness of security measures over time. As your business evolves and adapts to changes in the world around it, the focus is often on how these changes help your business in the short-term while deprioritizing the treatment of potential cyber security issues.

This year, many businesses were forced to adopt work methods that rely heavily on remote work. Under normal circumstances, implementation of significant technology changes to core work platforms is a process that requires planning and testing which can take several months to do properly. Now, businesses fighting to stay open are seemingly making these substantial changes overnight. This pace often leads to security taking a back seat – greatly increasing the risk of cyber attacks if vulnerabilities aren’t rapidly discovered and mitigated.

Frequently testing the cyber security of your business or systems ensures that your cyber security program grows hand-in-hand with your business, and reduces the risks of cyber attacks.

With that in mind, when was the last time you tested your cyber security?