Protect your organization: six tips for better managing cyberrisk
January 7, 2025
Baseline cybersecurity controls are important, but they’re not enough.
Cyberthreats are constantly evolving and they represent a direct risk for every active organization. This challenge means that leaders must integrate cybersecurity into their short, medium and long-term risk management strategies.
Below are six elements to bear in mind.
- Manage risk related to cyberthreats. No one is safe from cyberthreats and this risk has become systemic and threatens the very existence of organizations. The implementation of end-to-end protection strategies and policies is a necessity.
- Accept this new operational reality. Vulnerabilities and attacks are inevitable. The digital presence of both organizations and individuals increases the attack surface that cybercriminals can exploit.
- Work with leaders on risk analysis. Risk management is a responsibility that requires direct involvement on the part of senior management. Indepth knowledge of the organization as well as future strategic direction are essential to determining the appropriate steps.
- Comply with current laws and regulations. Cyberthreat management also involves respecting the standards, laws and regulations that apply to your company’s operations such as Law 25 in Québec.
- Draft a structured security plan. Assessing your cybersecurity posture is an essential part of understanding the risks that you face. Identifying your vulnerabilities allows you to shed some light on the mitigation measures and policies required to manage them.
- Cybersecurity as a performance assessment. Assessing the performance of your cybersecurity measures is of critical importance when it comes to ensuring their long-term effectiveness. Compliance with security measures is increasingly a part of performance appraisals of teams and organizations in order to create a culture of robust security.
