Three concrete take-aways picked up from a room full of cyber security experts:
- There is a way to protect against 99,2% of all cyber security attacks.
- The question is not: if you’re going to be attacked, but WHEN. Hence, you need a PLAN for when it happens. That you’ve kept offline..
- Cyber security can be viewed as a MARKETING asset.
There is a way to protect against 99,2% of all cyber security attacks.
Basic security hygiene protects against 99% of all attacks, explained Tony Krijnen (Microsoft). A recent study based on real world attack data by Microsoft Entra demonstrated that implementing Multi Factor Authentication leads to a 99.22% reduction in the risk of compromise across the entire population. You can read more here.
Have an offline plan in place.
Most companies have a fire safety plan in place.
But when there’s a cyber security attack, many of us are not prepared.
Make sure you have a PLAN in place for when you experience a cyber attack.
Not any less important: Print it out.
Keep copies in a drawer.
Do *not* save it on your server.
Cyber security can be viewed as a marketing asset.
New upcoming legislation forces companies to be cyber secure.
It ALSO requires them to ensure their suppliers are.
Thus, if you’re a supplier, having your cyber security in order can be good marketing (one less worry for your clients).
Cyber security experts Nick Nieuwenhuis van den Nieuwenhuizen (HSO), Tony Krijnen (Microsoft) and Roelof Kroon (Alfen) shared their expertise around the topic, with a room full of professionals working on the security of their companies.
As Roelof Kroon put it: “The cyber threat landscape is increasing. The number of cyber-attacks are increasing, but the resilience is not increasing in the same pace. As a result, the gap is growing. This is one of the reasons to raise the bar on cyber security with the help of NIS2.
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This event was organized by HSO revolved around the preparations companies need to start taking to be able to comply with the European Union’s ‘NIS2’, the Network and Information Security Directive.
This new NIS2 legislation requires companies
✔️ to strengthen cybersecurity
✔️ audit regularly
✔️ report incidents swiftly
✔️ ensure their supply chain is cyber safe
Thanks so much for recommending me for this event Roelof and thanks for the collaboration Elly Dorland, Marielle Vehof, Paul Vos & Rob van Duijn.
Thanks for sharing your post with us and for being there Irene! Your hosting was absolutely wonderful, and we truly appreciate all the effort you put into making the event such a success.
I really enjoyed this event! It was very educational for me personally.
