Data breaches are on the rise. A proactive approach to cyber security is essential, given the extreme impact on businesses. The average breach in 2020 cost $2.64 million dollars for organizations with fewer than 500 employees.
Pendulum, powered by Ardham Technologies, offers a Cyber Vulnerability Assessment that provides your organization analysis and guidance on the overall effectiveness of information security measures.
It Is Estimated That On Average, There Is A Ransomware Attack On A Business Every 11 Seconds
Cyber Vulnerability Assessment:
The Problem:
Catastrophes occur when cyber security vulnerabilities go unknown or uncontrolled. Everyone has vulnerabilities, and it’s just a matter of time until someone tries to exploit one of yours. With Pendulum’s Cyber Vulnerability Assessment (CVA), you will gain visibility into your vulnerabilities, and a plan to quickly resolve them.
The Solution:
- Discover your vulnerabilities through a Cyber Vulnerability Assessment
- Understand the practical risks posed to your organization
- Prioritize by risk and impact; plan remediation’s
- Implement change controls and execute remediation’s
- Repeat the process annually, at a minimum
Cyber Incident Response:
The Problem:
Organizations are under attack in the United States every moment of every day. Size doesn’t matter.
Successful attacks result in immense financial loss. They also halt business operations and result in lost intellectual property, compromised client information, failed confidence, and lower corporate valuations.
The Solution:
How do you reduce your risk? There are a few key steps that will help you avoid most attacks and to recover quickly after an incident:
- Implement a standardized security framework such as National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), etc. Follow the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), Payment Card Industry (PCI), and other regulations.
- Ensure you have reliable data backups, redundancy for critical systems, and an incident response plan.
- Know who to call for help when it happens.
Ransomware Prevention:
The Problem:
Research highlights that prevention is the best strategy for managing ransomware risk and ensuring your organization does not fall victim to a ransomware attack. Prevention is possible … recovery is painful.
The Solution:
Minimizing your risk of a successful ransomware attack is straightforward:
- Understand your cyber security posture—how you are positioned to defend against cyber attacks
- Identify and address your security risks
- Remediate security risks and monitor the solutions
- Review, update, and enforce information technology security policies and business continuity plans
- Repeat annually
How Pendulum Risk Can Help:
Working with Ardham Technologies, Pendulum will work with you to budget and implement technology solutions that will properly mitigate the identified vulnerabilities. If you haven’t recently performed a Cyber Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Test, we will. With that data, we confirm your real-world vulnerabilities and assign each of them a priority level to develop the approach and timeline.
Ardham has a Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) available 24 hours a day to help when you need it most. The CSIRT is a specialized team who can triage, isolate, mitigate, investigate, and assist in recovering your information technology systems so you can continue regular business operations. Throughout the process, the CSIRT maintains constant communication with your stakeholders to align with your business priorities.
Pendulum’s cyber vulnerability assessment and network penetration testing, offered in conjunction with Ardham Technologies, identifies vulnerabilities with your applications, network infrastructure, individual devices, computer and/or servers, and even Internet-of-Things devices such as printers, copiers, or your climate control system.
Be prepared. Get an Incident Response Plan in place now. Call us now to schedule a free consultation. We’ll discuss your unique issues and how we can help you create a plan or help you work through an incident.