Kieran Upadrasta Offers Companies Cyber Threat Risk
Assessments
London, UK -- (SBWIRE) --
07/15/2016 -- According to a recent National Cyber Security Awareness Report,
cyber security incidents are on the rise, having increased nearly 38% since
2014. The report also noted that malicious cyber attacks
cost upwards of US $300 B to US $ 1Trillion a year to fix and manage. Data
breaches, such as the infamous Home Depot, Target and even Verizon breaches
average $154 per record, while the report noted that the average cost per data
breach has now reached $3.79MM. Much of this is because those completing the
attacks often have more than 200 days of activity under their belts prior to
being discovered.
When It comes to crises management, the first thing a
business needs to tackle is an attitude of denial. Denying it can ever happen
brings about a level of complacency that leads to an attitude of cultural
apathy concerning security, which can bring about inaction. For those companies
seeking to take a proactive approach using a cyber security expert with the
ability to do both full risk assessments and teach corporate cultures a climate
of cyber hygiene, one expert, Kieran Upadrasta (www.kieranupadrasta.com) stands
above the rest.
"Attacks done inside are far more difficult to detect and prevent than
outside," states Upadrasta. "Privileged users and contractors who are
given network access pose the biggest insider threats. This is one of the main
issues confronting business cyber cultures today."
Upadrasta specializes in cyber security risk assessments. He insists companies
and institutions should not be focus just solely on security but concentrate
efforts on educating employees to recognize attacks and how to prevent them.
"How fast a company detects threats and how quickly they respond to any
attacks should play a vital role in any security program," notes
Upadrasta. "What many don't realize is that over 90% of the attacks that
occur are preventable."
About Upadrasta
Upadrasta, an expert in incident response, crises management, major incident
management, stakeholder engagement, and mapping requirements has over eighteen
years’ experience of business analysis, consulting, security architecture,
assessments, threat analysis and risk management. He brings his management
experience to every risk assessment he undertakes. He is also a member of the
London chapter of International Information Systems Security Certification
Consortium, Inc., of the International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium as well as a member of the London chapter of the
Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the Professional Risk
Management International Association.
For more information, visit www.kieranupadrasta.com.
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