Ignore the IT buzzwords and Go Back to Basics

Cybersecurity is a high-tech and rapidly changing field, and that means new technical jargon and IT buzzwords coming at you at a dizzying rate. From end point protection to threat intelligence analysis, the latest CybersecuritySpeak is hard to keep up with.

What’s more, experts warn that focusing on trendy expressions could be distracting companies from the most important element in cyber security: getting the basics right.

Let’s take a closer look at the wisdom of keeping things simple as we keep fighting the good fight against hackers in one of the toughest years on record  for cybercrime incidents.

preventing cyberattacks: less talking, more doing

If you attend a lot of meetings with your company’s IT or cybersecurity team and members of management, this scenario is probably all too familiar:

First, the IT team makes a 15 minute presentation on the latest type of security threats, including a list of trending threats along with new buzzwords that has management raising their eyebrows and scratching their heads.

Before you know it, the carefully thought out suggestions made by the technical experts seem to get ignored and the only question from the board is, “how much is this going to cost?”

Not exactly the outcome that you had in mind.

• One of the reasons why cybersecurity specialists often have their ideas sidelined by decision makers is because they tend to communicate in technical language.
• Many SA organisations aren’t up to date with the latest IT trends and this makes it highly unlikely that management will be familiar with trending IT buzzwords.
• By eliminating the jargon and communicating the cyberthreats and potential cost to the company directly, you’re more likely to get the necessary buy in from management.
• The same principle applies when training employees for cybersecurity awareness, since many staff members may only have basic computer skills.

“Simple is best” is a great expression to keep in mind, especially if you want your prevention plan to be understood and implemented by every member of staff and make sense to management.

focus on getting back to basics for enhanced protection

No matter what buzzwords we use to describe the industry, there’s no doubt that the risk of cyberattacks is higher than ever this year. Cutting the jargon and spending your valuable time on basic network security is not only effective time management, but also essential to prevent and manage cybercrimes.

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