There are many different ways to approach cybersecurity. Some organisations have built internal IT and cybersecurity resources. Others outsource some elements of their cybersecurity and some businesses choose to have a fully managed service.
In our experience however, even if an organisation outsources some of its cybersecurity and functionality to a partner, digital forensics are often overlooked.
Here are 3 reasons why your business would benefit from outsourcing your cybersecurity to a security team that also has digital forensic experts:
- 24/7 threat detection and response
Cyberthreats have become increasingly smart and sophisticated, not only in how they breach defences but in when an organisation is attacked. More and more, large-scale ransomware attacks are striking on weekends, holidays and after-hours, when there is a lower likelihood of employees and customers realising that platforms are not performing as expected because of the digital infiltration of cybercriminals.CEOs are hauled out of bed to deal with ransom demands and we are similarly called in to assist. However, one of the biggest challenges organisations face during a cybersecurity crisis is not having a service provider already in place. The phone call may come through to us, but it’s still a scramble that wastes precious time if, in the middle of a crisis situation, service terms are being negotiated and SLAs drafted.Having a digital forensics and security team on call 24/7 ensures an organisation can respond and remediate cyber threats quickly and efficiently, even when IT teams are off the clock.
- It’s more reliable and cost-effective than training internal employees
One of the biggest advantages of any managed service is availability. At Cyanre, we routinely speak about our 24/7 emergency response – as a team, we don’t all go on leave and we don’t turn our phones off on weekends. There is always someone available on stand-by.There’s an additional cost advantage as well – most businesses do not need to conduct regular security policy or cyber insurance readiness reviews, for example. It’s therefore an unnecessary overhead to employ these skills in-house, not to mention the fact that an internal resource will not be exposed to the most up-to-date and continuous best practice in these areas because it’s not what they do, day in and day out.
- Expertise and experience combatting evolving cyber threats
The IT industry is known for a scarcity of skills, which makes it difficult to build internal IT teams as it is. Cybersecurity skills are even rarer. However, while it can be both difficult and costly to recruit, onboard, train and retain IT skills, the reality is that internal IT teams do not regularly deal with cybersecurity challenges. Their primary roles are to design, streamline and maintain the platforms and hardware that support digital ways of working.On the other hand, at Cyanre, our team of security and digital forensic experts deal with the latest cybersecurity issues on a daily basis. This uniquely positions us to support our clients because we are always up-to-date on the latest threats and trends and we are highly experienced in dealing with them.
One of the biggest challenges we often face when we are called in after a breach has occurred to an organisation that does not have a dedicated digital forensics partner is a complete lack of a digital evidence. IT’s primary job is to keep systems online, and so if a breach is identified, it’s quickly closed. Here’s the problem – management, regulators and insurers want to know exactly how the breach occurred and what data was accessed. Without tracing the hacker’s digital footprints, it’s also impossible to know if they’ve left themselves a backdoor.
Having a digital forensic expert available 24/7 prevents all of these issues, gives businesses access to top-quality cybersecurity expertise and ensures that organisations are completely compliant with local and international digital and data regulations.