IT Resilience Assessments for Information Security

IT Resilience assessments ensure your IT department is delivering both efficient and secure results for the success of your business

Evaluate the security of your IT infrastructure and practices through IT Resilience Assessments

With our previous experience as an MSP, we know IT is crucial to the success of your business – without it, productivity would grind to a halt. Our IT Resilience services ensure your IT department is operating using best security practices. Because we’ve seen first-hand the long-lasting damage that can come from a cyber incident.

IT and information security overlap but they are distinctly different in how they decrease your cyber risk. IT’s main focus is to implement and maintain systems to ensure your business is as productive as possible. Conversely, information security ensures that the information stored in company systems, that IT maintains, are protected.

Therefore, they need to be effectively aligned in order to deliver IT resilience through technical controls.

Types of IT Resilience Assessments:

  • IT Practices Assessment and Gap Analyses
  • Strategy Recommendations
  • Information Security Product Selection and Assessment

We can help you strengthen your IT infrastructure through IT Resilience Assessments

When it comes to information security, you can trust Birmingham Consulting to keep you armed with the best protective measures for your business. Book an information security consultation with us to find out how our services can augment your plans, tools, procedures and policies. Click below or call (289) 895-8948 to schedule.

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FAQ’s about IT resilience and information security:

IT and information security overlap but they are distinctly different in how they decrease your cyber risk.

It’s understandable for executives to go to IT to discuss security measures. Cyber security, as a subfield of information security, has a lot of overlap with IT. For example, IT frequently oversees the implementation and establishment of technical security controls.

So, IT needs to ensure your business is running as efficiently as possible. But, they generally don’t:

  • Develop and implement an incident response policy, asset management policy, or other administrative policies that directly support the security of your data
  • Or ensure that risk levels are documented and effectively communicated to board members and executive management on a regular basis
  • Or evaluate potential vendors for any cyber risk they could pose to your business

Because information security encompasses all protective aspects of your data and information assets, businesses also need to be mindful that you still need effective corresponding administrative policies.

Information security does not fall under the purview of IT departments

This might come as a surprise because it’s one of the most common and incorrect assumptions executives make: information security is not IT’s responsibility. That being said, one of the most important traits for a security consultant is to have a strong working knowledge of IT infrastructure.

When it comes to security risks, there is no silver bullet. So, for a security consultant to make effective recommendations to a business, they simply must have a strong understanding of IT infrastructures and the IT department’s working environment. One of the primary roles for information security’s is to help protect the work that IT does.

After seeing first-hand the long-lasting damage that can come from a cyber incident, Birmingham Consulting wants to empower executives to make informed decisions about their organization’s information security. Building on our previous experience as an MSP, we’re committed to continuously improving our systems and protocols to be able to offer top-tier services.

Cyber Security vs. Cyber Resilience: Why knowing the difference matters more than you think

Cyber security and cyber resilience are two crucial concepts for protecting businesses from cyber threats. Cyber security focuses on the technical controls as a subfield of information security. This includes defensive measures to prevent cyber attacks, such as endpoint protection, multifactor authentication, and security awareness training. However, no defense is foolproof, and attackers will eventually find ways to breach systems.

This is where cyber resilience becomes essential. It goes beyond prevention by ensuring a business can recover quickly when a breach occurs. Key elements of cyber resilience include disaster planning, backups, cyber insurance, and robust data logs. Real-life example: a business failed to invest in disaster recovery, leading to significant data loss after a server failure. The business owner’s initial overconfidence in their ability to withstand downtime left them unprepared for the reality of a system failure.

The message is clear: businesses need both strong cyber security to defend against attacks and cyber resilience to recover quickly if an attack succeeds. We encourage businesses to assess their cyber resilience through a risk assessment.

Information security is the inclusive management of technical, physical and administrative processes and tools.

People often use the terms information security and cyber security interchangeably, but key differences exist between the two.

Information security, also known as InfoSec, is managing risk to the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of information through Administrative, Physical and Technical controls. It involves the processes and tools implemented to safeguard information from unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure or destruction. Therefore, it encompasses a variety of security tools, solutions, and processes designed to safeguard information across devices and locations. Together, these help businesses and individuals defend against cyber attacks and other forms of cyber incidents.

Whereas, cyber security is a subfield of information security that focuses only on the technical controls involved in defending computer systems and networks.

This means that information security is crucial because it addresses all aspects of protecting a business from both the occurrence and the impact of a cyber incident. For instance, ensuring that a business’ cyber insurance coverage and premiums correctly match their risk profile.

Therefore, by implementing strong information security, including compliance with your own policies and procedures, you can significantly reduce your cyber risk.

Learn more: What is information security; Information Security vs. Cyber Security: Understanding the Key Differences and Overlap

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