Before you can draft a comprehensive information security plan and put security procedures into place, you need to know what problems you are faced with in this realm. That is where the best information security risk assessment comes in. Security risk assessments test your business to show what vulnerabilities exist, often by acting from the perspective of an attacker.
Here are some of the problems that you might discover after a thorough risk assessment.
Vulnerability to Phishing
Phishing is one of the most common problems that businesses can face. In phishing attacks, people are sent false links to click on, sometimes lured by promises of rewards, sometimes because they are told it is necessary for work. The link leads to malware that can damage your computer and compromise your whole system.
A security risk assessment sends out a false phishing link to your team to see how likely it is that someone will click on an unfamiliar link. This assessment can help you figure out what anti-phishing training you need to implement.
Identifying Which Assets Need Protecting
The first step in information security risk assessment is identifying which assets of your business are valuable and vulnerable to attacks. Sometimes, you may not even know which of your information assets, from patents to data, may be attractive to wrongdoers.
If you don’t know which assets you need to protect, you won’t know how to set up your security protocols accordingly. A comprehensive security risk assessment will discover this and much more about your current security setup.
