Modern Cybersecurity is About Continuous Improvement

One of the most significant challenges to cybersecurity initiatives today is the belief that “current security is good enough.”  One of the reasons businesses may be misled by the state of their security is the inherent complexity of cybersecurity.  It’s incredibly challenging to track and measure security effectiveness and stay current on trends.  Thus, an incomplete understanding of security leads executives to think all is well.

Remember your first mobile phone?  It was life changing; you thought it was the bleeding edge of phone technology.  Mobile phones have changed dramatically over time and what you thought was cool just a few years ago is now passé.  These days you think nothing of upgrading your phone on average every two years just to have the latest and greatest.  The same is true of cybersecurity and the defenses that organizations must put in place.  Those defenses must be evaluated and updated regularly, because the threats constantly get more intrusive and deadly.  You do not want to be stuck thinking that you have a strong cybersecurity defense in place when really you have an open avenue into your business. 

Get your IT and business teams together and figure out what risks you face right now and what needs to change.  Because cybersecurity is constantly changing, your security should never be stagnant.  “Good enough” is never good enough for your business; vigilance and a continuous improvement mindset are the only ways to approach cybersecurity.

By embracing a mindset of continuous improvement, your business will remain safe and resilient no matter what the future holds.  Reach out to IT Radix and take a proactive approach to improved cybersecurity.

First published in our September 2024 IT Radix Resource newsletter