Cybersecurity Survival Guide

Don’t panic, and bring a towel.

NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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Published by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, is the foundation of the Next Dimension risk management approach.

The framework provides a common language and systematic methodology for understanding and managing cybersecurity risks. The core of the framework includes comprehensive action items that can be tailored to and incorporated in your cyber security program, improving your cybersecurity posture using best-in-class methods. The framework is designed to complement, not replace, your current cybersecurity program and risk management processes.

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Identify

Identify: Develop organizational understanding of cyber security risks.

Protect

Protect: Develop and implement appropriate safeguards to avoid stops.

Detect

Detect: Implement systems to notify a cyber event.

Respond

Respond: Develop and implement plans to respond to a cyber event.

Recover

Recover: Develop and implement plans to restore systems after an event.

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How to Manage IT Risk

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Planning

Planning: Know your risks so you can prioritize a roadmap based on criticality and investment.

Design

Design: Make it secure, make it resilient, make it efficient, and align it to business goals.

Deployment

Deployment: Great project management reduces surprises, contains costs, and meets expectations.

Maintenance

Maintenance: Keeping everything and everyone ready to perform.

Monitoring

Monitoring: The sooner you know the faster you can respond; leverage modern tools to stay alert.

Respond & Recover

Respond & Recover: Have a plan with the right resources to get your business back in the game.

Know your risks so you can prioritize a roadmap based on criticality and investment.

Make it secure, make it resilient, make it efficient, and align it to business goals.

Great project management reduces surprises, contains costs, and meets expectations.

Keeping everything and everyone ready to perform.

The sooner you know the faster you can respond; leverage modern tools to stay alert.
Have a plan with the right resources to get your business back in the game.

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