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10 cyber security new year’s resolutions for 2024

A new year is coming and therefore it’s time to evaluate 2023, and start with new year’s resolutions for 2024. At OpenSight we believe cyber security has to be on top of the new year’s resolutions list for 2024. This is especially with the changes in the market as well as upcoming laws and regulations. We at OpenSight want to start this year off right with our 10 new year’s resolutions for cyber security.

During the OpenSight 10 new year’s Cyber Security resolutions, we will publish a blog each week about each of the ten resolutions as listed below:

  1. The company’s digital assets.
  2. Are my colleagues engaged and aware of cyber security?
  3. Are our company assets under control?
  4. Architecture focused on security and the business.
  5. How to keep vulnerability management in order.
  6. Who’s that? And what is he doing here?
  7. How do we protect digital assets?
  8. Is this normal behavior and does it happen more often?
  9. Preparation is key!
  10. Is there a weak link in my supply chain?

With these 10 new year’s resolutions, we at OpenSight hope to give you some insight regarding the ten steps you could take to decrease the chance and impact of an incident.

1. Digital assets of the company

For cyber security, initiating a robust cyber security plan is an essential first step, focusing on identifying and evaluating potential risks to the organization’s digital assets. This requires a comprehensive risk assessment to identify various threats, both external and internal, that may affect the security of our digital assets. During this risk assessment, it is crucial to prioritize risks based on their potential impact on the organization’s digital assets.

2. Are my colleagues engaged and aware of cyber security?

Cyber security represents a shared responsibility, where every employee within the organization must be aware of the crucial role they play in protecting the organization from potential threats. Awareness of cyber security and the individual responsibility of each employee are paramount. For this reason, it is necessary to hold regular engagement and training sessions aimed at informing employees about the latest cyber security threats, promoting best practices for safe online behavior, and teaching skills to recognize and appropriately report potential security incidents.

3. Are our company assets under control?

For cyber security, asset management is an essential facet. This revolves around accurately identifying all (digital) assets held by the organization, including their value. This includes hardware and software as well as data. After identifying these assets, the organization can implement effective measures to protect them, such as access control, monitoring and encryption.

4. Architecture focused on security and the business.

For cyber security, a strong cyber security plan depends on an architecture specific to security. This includes setting up a secure network architecture and secure configuration management that limits access to sensitive information and controls user privileges. In addition, it includes the implementation of firewalls, threat detection and prevention systems, and other security measures to protect the network.

5. How to keep vulnerability management in order.

For cyber security, vulnerability management involves identifying and addressing vulnerabilities in the organization’s systems, applications and networks. This process includes regular vulnerability scans, thorough risk assessment for each vulnerability, and implementation of effective measures to manage the risks.

6. Who’s that? And what is he doing here?

For Cyber Security, Identity and Access Management (IAM) is an essential component within the domain. IAM focuses on managing user identities and controlling access to systems and data. It provides solutions for user authentication, authorization and access control mechanisms, aiming to ensure that only authorized users have access to sensitive digital assets.

7. How do we protect digital assets?

For cyber security, data security includes ensuring the protection of sensitive information from unauthorized access, theft and destruction. This includes the implementation of data encryption, access controls and control measures with the goal of preventing data breaches and cyber attacks.

8. Is this normal behavior and does it happen more often?

Voor cyber security zijn logging en monitoring van cruciaal belang voor het identificeren van mogelijke beveiligingsincidenten en cyberaanvallen. This includes collecting and analyzing system and network logs, monitoring user activity and setting up automated alerts to immediately notify security personnel of potential threats.

9. Preparation is key!

Cyber security implies that incident management is the preparation for the response to security incidents and cyber attacks. This includes forming a response team, clearly defining roles and responsibilities, and establishing communication protocols to ensure an effective response to cyber incidents.

10. Is there a weak link in my supply chain?

For cyber security, supply chain security is vital for organizations that rely on external vendors and suppliers. This requires implementing security measures to ensure that all vendors and suppliers adopt uniform security standards and have adequate security measures in place to protect sensitive information.

Want to know more?

Be sure to keep an eye on our blogs where, following these Cyber Security resolutions for 2024, we will cover all 10 topics in detail. Follow us on LinkedIn to be the first to know about all our updates!

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