Sage Advice - Cybersecurity Blog

In today's threat environment, we can count on the fact that there will be more spectacular breaches to come. The bad guys will always get in. It's time to acknowledge that reality and take action.

In our experience, many organizations who are just getting started on their path to cyber resiliency have a few misconceptions when it comes to cybersecurity. These myths must be busted in order for organizations to defend themselves against the risks they face. Here are four of the most common myths that must be cleared up.

Between personal accounts and work accounts, the sheer number of credentials and passwords that we have to manage can be overwhelming and inconvenient – especially if we forget them. While managing passwords may be a pain, it’s necessary if we want to protect our personal information. After all, cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. 

At Tyler Cybersecurity, our analysts and consultants are there for organizations like yours every day. Their jobs are to help protect and empower you while sharing their cybersecurity knowledge, so you can be well-informed and armed with necessary tools in the event of an incident.

• Tyler Detect deployed to detect network threats 24/7
• Malicious behavior found and corrected immediately following deployment
• Visibility into all network activity is increasing awareness and driving risk mitigation solutions

Tyler Detect has an immediate impact on Lowndes County’s cybersecurity program.

Advanced cyber threat detection cannot happen by algorithm alone. Cybercriminals can evade traditional defenses compromising an infrastructure within minutes or hours. Study after study shows it can take organizations weeks, even months or years, to uncover an intruder.

The world of cybersecurity – and our threat landscape – is ever-changing. From new types of malware being introduced, to new phishing tactics, anything can happen as hackers work to refine their techniques and target their cyberattacks, hoping to get into your network unnoticed.

Hackers are constantly developing new ways to infect systems globally. As threat detection services and security teams catch on to their tactics, they continue to build and deploy new malware to feed their personal wallets. We are seeing more malware than ever, and this cycle will only get worse. Let’s review the predicted threat environment for 2020.

Regardless of whether a policy is based on guiding principles or regulatory requirements, its success depends in large part upon how the organization approaches the tasks of policy development, publication, adoption, and review. This process is collectively referred to as the policy lifecycle. The responsibilities associated with the policy lifecycle processes are distributed throughout an organization. Organizations that understand the lifecycle and take a structured approach will have a much better chance of success with their cybersecurity practices. Let’s breakdown the Information Security Policy (ISP) lifecycle into further detail.

Once you’ve chosen a format and have started planning your Information Security Policy (ISP) documents, you must understand and document risk – a factor that will influence how you make decisions within the organization and develop your policy to its fullest potential.

The role of policy is to codify guiding principles, shape and require behavior, provide guidance to those who are tasked with making present and future decisions, and serve as an implementation roadmap. An information security policy (ISP) is a directive that:

We see news of devastating cyberattacks every day in private and public organizations of all sizes. From phishing attempts, to business email compromises, to full-blown ransomware attacks, any device that’s connected to the internet is at risk for an attack.