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The new year is coming and if history is any indicator, new
cybersecurity threats will arrive with it. If you are a small
business, you may be overwhelmed by trying to protect your data and
information technology assets. Start the new year off right with a
new year’s resolution to prioritize low cost, high impact
security measures using CISA’s Cross Sector Cybersecurity
Goals.
Implementing just the measures described can help you reach over
40% of the these cybersecurity goals. In fact, only three measures
were described as being high cost, high impact, and high
complexity: Third-party validation of cybersecurity control
effectiveness, prohibiting the connection of unauthorized devices,
and network segmentation.
Over the past several years, as our nation has faced
unprecedented cyber threats from ransomware to nation-state
espionage, we have heard a common refrain from organizations across
the spectrum, from the largest multinational corporations to state
and local governments, to critical infrastructure entities of all
sizes: How can we focus investment toward to the most impactful
security outcomes? … Even with comprehensive guidance from
sources like the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, many organizations
would benefit from help identifying and prioritizing the most
important cybersecurity practices along with support in making a
compelling argument to ensure adequate resources for driving down
risk. Ultimately, prioritized investment will help meaningfully
address serious risks to the safety, health, and livelihoods of the
American people.
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