CyberSecurity: Risk Management
In the world of business and technology, the last thing you want is a cyberattack. It's effects are truly devastating and can lead to the destruction or unauthorized access to the essential assets that keep some of the most prominent companies afloat. As much as we try, the truth is we can never prevent cybercriminals from breaching our systems. However, we can implement methods to reduce the chances or severity of an attack through a process known as risk management. A risk describes a situation in which a person, place or object is exposed to harm which can result in injury or damage. By analysing potential risks to an organisation, cyberattacks can be predicted and subsequently stopped. Protecting assets is a common method of managing threats, tangible or intangible. Tangible assets refer to devices and physical items in an organisation, including printers and computers; intangible assets are those which are stored in a non-physical state such as database information, trade