Cyber Security Essentials

November 12, 2019

As 2019 draws to a close, one thing is certain – the management of cyber risk is becoming a mainstream, front and centre, business imperative.   Audit, compliance, security and governance are demanding cyber risks are managed with more accuracy and in a shorter timescale.  Read the 2020 Cyber Security Predictions paper.

Over 2019 the Huntsman Security team has seen a number of trends develop which may impact your organisation’s operation and exposure to risk; you can download the white paper here:

 Predictions 2020 – Looking forward to next year in cyber security

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Key 2020 Cyber Security Predictions

Here are just a few of the key trends discussed in the paper:

  1. Growth in the MSSP market;
  2. RegTech will drive the digital transformation of compliance;
  3. Privacy and security risks will become reputational;
  4. Risks will be measured by business outcomes; compliance will be a means to an end;
  5. Merger & Acquisition due diligence will increase its focus on cyber hygiene;
  6. Cyber insurance will evolve;
  7. Audit rules will drive greater automation;
  8. International collaboration on supply chain risk assurance.

Understand your organisation’s cyber risk and take the first steps to building resilience: gain visibility of the current position by measuring your cyber posture, benchmark your position against a known framework and start the journey of continuous improvement.

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