Prioritizing Security in 2023
The key is to identify areas that make the biggest impact and protect them in the best way possible. Here are some simple areas for consideration:
- Understand Your Environment
Take stock of your environment to understand the various devices and systems you have in place and where your valuable data resides. - Train Staff
Employees are often the weakest link in protecting against cyber threats. The human element (e.g., falling for phishing, clicking on a link or simple human error) continues to drive security incidents, contributing to 82% of breaches in 2022. - Implement Security Defenses
Security technologies will give you a great defense to safeguard against the many attack vectors bad actors use. There are some universal items to include on your checklist that are easy to implement and cost-effective. - Maintain a Solid Security Hygiene
Continually backing up data and keeping up-to-date with your software and patching is a good habit to protect against vulnerabilities. - Prepare a Response Plan
In the event of a successful attack, having a plan in place will help you act quickly and efficiently to involve the right people, take the necessary actions and mitigate the damage.
Need help organizing and/or creating a security plan? BMT has the tools and expertise to help you put together an executable plan – our Safeguards Compliance Assessment will make sure you have what is needed to protect personal and client information going forward.