Cyber Security For Tech Business

Increased cybercriminal activity following the pandemic has exposed the technology sector, leaving compliance, data, and intellectual property protection at risk.

Overview

Cyber-attacks frequently target the high-tech sector. One likely answer is that these firms have extremely valuable data that could be stolen.

As a tech industry leader, your consumers rely on your products daily, with the expectation that their security will not be compromised. They depend on you to adopt cyber security mechanisms that protect your technology and the sensitive data it handles.

Government limitations established in response to the coronavirus pandemic have pushed employees to work from home. As a result, technology has become increasingly important in both our professional and personal life.

Despite the increased need for technology, many organisations still do not provide a “cyber-safe” remote-working environment.

Challenges

Do these challenges sound familiar?

  • Balancing cyber security and data sharing efficiency
  • Keeping confidential consumer information secure
  • Intellectual property and patent data protection
  • Malware detection and response
  • Complying with local and global standards
  • Avoiding vulnerable coding methods in development

$8,000
Average cost of a data breach in Australia

80%
Of Covid-related cybercrime compromised financial and personal data

$8,000
Cost of cybercrime to Aus Businesses (2020)

Key Questions

Key security questions for nonprofit leaders

How frequently are flaws in systems and apps tested?

Are adequate safeguards in place to detect and respond to threats?

Are the concepts of Secure by Design being followed?

In the event of a breach, how would operations be affected?

Is personal data managed in accordance with local and international compliance standards?

How is customer data processed and safeguarded?

Compliance

Cyber security compliance in the technology industry

COVID-19 accelerated digital business, but it also accelerated the trend of digital assets and employees being situated outside of traditional company infrastructure. Cybersecurity personnel are now being tasked with securing a variety of digital transformation and other new technologies.

This demands security alternatives that are flexible, agile and scalable to move forwards while remaining secure.

Gridware can assist you in enhancing your data and information security to the highest degree required to comply with local and international compliance requirements.

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Gridware’s Preventative Services

Penetration Testing

Rapidly and efficiently determine the extent to which your network and assets can defend against cyber threats by testing them against common exploits and vulnerabilities.

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PCI DSS Penetration Test

Regular assessment of your organisation’s systems and processes is among the key controls mandated by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard(PCI DSS) to protect cardholder data.

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Cloud Security Audit

Gridware will support the improvement of your cloud network monitoring capabilities to the level needed to detect and respond to cyber threats that target cloud infrastructure, services, and applications.

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Network Security Penetration Testing

A form of ethical hacking that aims to validate or invalidate the efficiency of defensive network controls and determine what needs to be done to bolster them.

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Cyber Awareness Training

Gridware conducts information security training and workshops at your business. We provide in-house training seminars for your staff to educate on phishing prevention, social engineering and best practice cyber procedures.

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Risk Audit

Our team of cyber security consultants will perform a cyber risk assessment that will identify gaps in your existing policies and procedures, and provide detailed observations and remediation plans to help achieve your most ideal state of security.

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In the event of a breach

Gridware's Protective Services

Ransomware Data Recovery

In the event you are subject to ransomware, Gridware’s incident response consultants can be logged in remotely within minutes to implement our proprietary incident response methodology.

Data Breach Investigation

Gridware will immediately assess the extent of the breach, the severity of the incident, the likely impact it will have on the business, and support your organisation through the remediation activities.

How we helped leading fintech firm Astute Wheel

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Insights

Gridware is proud to be a thought-leader in cybersecurity, creating and leading conversations in this space. Check out a selection of our published work from our Sydney based Cyber Defence Centre (CDC), and learn how our cyber expertise has led to partnerships with leading Australian Universities.

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