FEATURE : CYBERSECURITY employees work only during weekdays ’. The same number said they ‘ did not think our business would be targeted by hackers ’ and a third felt it wasn ’ t necessary because ‘ their business has never been targeted in the past ’.
Other top reasons given were ‘ our business is open Monday – Friday only ’ ( 31 %) and ‘ work / life balance is important ’ ( 31 %) – highlighting that security gaps could arise from a weak security culture .
The problem doesn ’ t stop there . Identity is now the core entry point for the vast majority of cyberattacks and when attackers take the identity system – usually Microsoft Active Directory – down , the entire business grinds to a halt . However , the Semperis research also found that a quarter ( 25 %) of UK respondents don ’ t feel their organisation has the necessary expertise to adequately protect it against identity-related attacks . Over one-in-five ( 22 %) UK businesses don ’ t have an identity recovery plan in place .
“ It ’ s high time businesses realised that cyberthreats are present around the clock ,” said Simon Hodgkinson , Strategic Advisor , Semperis . “ The stark reality is that they are much more vulnerable when their SOC isn ’ t fully staffed . In addition , securing business-critical infrastructure such as core identity systems should be at the top of every organisation ’ s priority list – not an afterthought . It is worrying to see that so many organisations don ’ t allocate enough time , budget and resources to protecting their most vulnerable assets .
“ You really need to have someone on call all the time . Security teams could rotate responsibility with some employees taking weekdays off to ensure adequate staffing levels ,” Hodgkinson added . “ In addition , organisations must have solid emergency procedures in place , with a tried and tested incident response plan that allows them to contain threats and restore operations quickly should an attack happen – regardless of whether the attacker strikes on a Sunday or a Tuesday .” p
WITH FEWER EYES ON THE NETWORK TRAFFIC AND LESS
ATTENTION TO SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY , HACKERS CAN SLIP
IN UNNOTICED .
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