Security News > 2020 > October > Don't wait for a breach before implementing cybersecurity, expert says
Professor who specializes in security says we often treat a breach like a home break-in, adding security after the theft.
I think companies and corporations moving forward, if they had cybersecurity experts to let them know that, "Your data is at risk or there are parts of data or your organization could be at risk. We need to secure this, and how do we secure this and how do we police this? And what are security policies?" Then I think the companies would be in a better position, not to say that we're going to eliminate that because it's just like your house.
Lessen the risk of securities, lessen the risk of data being breached and data being compromised and being vulnerable.
I know most people don't like to change their passwords and they put them on little sticky notes and they have 'em all around, but if you had a chief security officer, someone who was really vigilant on mandating and implementing policies, and educating employees on the importance of security, then this would definitely secure the overall organization.
That's why it's important to have a breadth of perspectives, not just a male perspective, but also a female perspective as well, to bring in that dimension of how security should be enforced and how it should be ... What the procedures are and how it should be disseminated and how it should be implemented throughout.