Most cybersecurity focus is around large facilities, big cities and tech on-claves and now intrusions are up everywhere. ‘The pandemic has created “a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get access during a time of heightened remote access usage,” said Rob Lee, CEO at industrial security firm Dragos. “The bulk electric system is absolutely too important to allow adversaries access. It’s a matter of public safety as well as national security.” ‘ This from a recent article in an upstate NY consortium of newspapers. https://www.nny360.com/news/cybersecurity-more-remote-work-presents-opportunity-for-digital-attacks/article_2b75aa22-005a-518a-a54c-78c5d19c194c.html
All large organizations and medium and small businesses are still producing financial statements and having them audited. Intensifying network attacks while distance working that has become more the norm is essential. Data where on premise servers or in the cloud is more vulnerable with multiple access points. When attacks are known, usually months later, the breach has usually been in place for some time. Regular internal IT audits are necessary, and must account for remote worker’s systems in new and less secure situations.
When was your last IT audit?
No matter where out workers and devices are it is essential that security be audited internally and externally. Internally an It Blueprint makes the job of external auditors easier. When was your last IT audit?
