Consultations and Case Management
Both security consultations and case management are essential pieces to the puzzle of any cyber security defense strategy. Without consultations to probe cyber security structure and detect problems that can be exploited, even the best system remains purely theoretical until a breach has been detected. Case management, on the other hand, involves the methodical and systematic response to threats to an asset.
Together, consultations and case management form the core of a cyber security defense strategy. Without them, the defenses around your vulnerable information or assets remain untested and, as a directly result, potentially undefended.
What is a Cyber Security Consultation?
A cyber security consultation is a test of an existing defense plan to find weaknesses or structural problems that can be compromised and used to access the targeted system. In other words, a cyber security consultation is essentially a simulated attack of a digital defense system.
Consultations like these are essential to maintaining the health of a cyber security system. Without consultations to ensure that the defense system is working, there is no way of knowing whether that system would work until it has actually been breached by infiltrators or hackers. By then, though, it is already too late.
Consultations provide valuable feedback to a cyber security system by simulating attacks to it by skilled cyber security consultants who then point out the weak points in the system, rather than utilizing them for their own gain. Once the consultation is complete, a report is sent to the cyber security team or the owners of the asset that is protected. This report provides a synopsis of the attempts to access the asset, the outcome of those attempts, and any recommended patches or fixes to prevent a subsequent attack that may take a similar path.
Case Management in Cyber Security
In the cyber security world, case management is the collection and analysis of data from specific cases of suspected or actual hacking attempts against a cyber security system. By tracking the digital comings and goings of users, clients, customers, and employees on a network or device, a cyber security system can keep a close eye on how people interact with the infrastructure and ensure they do not gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
When someone or something makes a suspicious action in the network or attempts to gain access to information they should not be privy to, it triggers a case. How this case is managed by a cyber security defense team can have serious consequences, especially over the long term.
Haphazard case management that relies on ad hoc hunches by cyber security personnel typically leads to useless data sets about potential hacks or infiltrations, responses that lack uniformity, and possible data breaches going unnoticed or undefended. With effective case management, a cyber security team can build on knowledge gained from previously attempted hacks, reinforce defenses that are prone to error, avoid wasting resources on false alarms, and determine the best and most effective response to specific user actions.
Call Today to Contract for Consultations and Case Management
If you need cyber security for your website, network, program, or device, two critical components of the puzzle should be regular and effective consultations and case management. Without both of these important cyber security techniques, your cyber security system could be left blind to potentially crippling vulnerabilities and unable to effectively respond to legitimate threats. Get in touch today to find out how you could effectively protect the assets that you need to insulate the most.