Beyond the Firewall: Achieving cyber resiliency

Cyber resilience refers to an organisation’s ability to recover from cyberattacks or disruptions, ensuring business continuity.

Imagine it as fortifying your defences against a digital siege, it’s not just about pre-attack preparation but continuous vigilance to identify and address vulnerabilities in your systems. 

Cyber resilience goes beyond mere defence. Even during an attack, robust recovery plans ensure critical operations keep on running, and by minimising downtime and swiftly restoring essential functions without reintroducing risks, you get back on track quickly. 

As the IT landscape and threats evolve, cyber resilience demands agility to adapt your defences accordingly.

How does one achieve cyber resilience?

While there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to cyber resilience, following a strong cybersecurity framework is an effective strategy. These frameworks go beyond just prevention, they actively identify weaknesses in your IT systems, patch vulnerabilities, and constantly monitor for suspicious activity. If a breach does occur, the framework should also guide you in gathering information about the incident, implementing recovery strategies, and getting your operations back online. This proactive and comprehensive approach is key to building cyber resilience.