Security News > 2024 > July > How to Run a Cybersecurity Risk Assessment in 5 Steps

Though cybersecurity is on every executive's checklist today, most struggle with growing compliance burdens, keeping the costs moderate and bringing team alignment.

Read this guide, written by Avya Chaudhary for TechRepublic Premium, to learn how to perform a cybersecurity assessment within a five-point framework.

STEP 4: DEVELOP A RISK ANALYSIS REGISTER. The risk analysis report is an important bridge between executives, developers and security teams.

A well-defined risk analysis report could have prevented the Equifax data breach of 2017.

Creating and updating a risk analysis report regularly would have likely identified this vulnerability as "High Risk" and saved Equifax from the immense reputational damage and spending $425 million in the aftermath.

Boost your cybersecurity knowledge with our in-depth nine-page PDF guide.

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