23 years
97.9 Customer Satisfaction Score
200k Tickets Closed
83% resolved remotely
97% Resolved within SLA Goal

IT Security Threat Mitigation

Is cybersecurity a major concern for your company? A thorough risk assessment may be the first step towards mitigating the threats facing your organization.  

There are dangers surrounding your business on all sides, but the most pervasive risk of all is one that might surface from within your organization: cybersecurity risk. Even companies whose leadership feels that they’ve taken all the appropriate measures for protection are suddenly spending hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of dollars attempting to remediate issues from a major breach. Communicating with customers is expensive, and the negative PR gained from a massive data breach or attack can make it difficult to gauge the full impact on the organization. While it may be impossible to thwart every attack, you can significantly limit your risks with proactive IT security threat mitigation. By exploring all of the potential ways that a cybercriminal could exploit your organization, you’re prepping your business to maintain operations and withstand the inevitable attacks.

Security

Why Your Business Must Manage Cybersecurity Risk

Smaller businesses are softer targets — at least that’s what cybercriminals seem to think. With more than 43% of cyberattacks aimed at small to mid-size businesses, it’s time for organizations of all sizes to consider the need for managing cybersecurity risk. Massive enterprises often have entire teams devoted to maintaining a secure environment, but small businesses rarely have access to these resources. It’s one of the reasons that more companies are turning to outsourced IT services providers for IT security threat mitigation. Identifying these cyber risks upfront allows you to prioritize issues for remediation, reducing the possibility of a devastating attack on your livelihood. Businesses grow organically over time, often resulting in a less-than-secure environment that makes it challenging for internal IT staff to fully identify the risks.

Stages of IT Security Threat Mitigation

Prepping your business for the onslaught of cybersecurity risks requires a thoughtful, step-by-step process to first assess and then mitigate the various threats facing your corporation. Perhaps the most important aspect of your IT security threat mitigation strategy is to gain buy-in from the executive leadership team and key managers. This helps ensure that ongoing education for employees becomes a priority and that your remediation recommendations will get priority in the funding queue.

  1. Identify your most attractive digital properties, documenting why these particular components are a risk and how your data is currently being protected.
  2. Become familiar with industry-specific techniques and tactics that could become external vulnerabilities — as well as the potential threats from disgruntled employees or those interested in stealing intellectual property.
  3. Look for known system vulnerabilities, including penetration testing or white-hat hacking to identify unexpected areas of egress that could be exploited by dedicated cybercriminals.
  4. Define possible business outcomes in the event of an attack and form loose outlines of your response. This should include a full incident response (IR) plan, detailing communication workflows and identifying both IT and business-related operations.
  5. Prioritize the results of your efforts, quickly remediating the most immediate threats and putting measures in place to ensure ongoing status review.

It’s all too easy to do a one-time sweep through your business, patting yourself on the back for a job well done in identifying and remediating the threats. Perhaps the most challenging aspect of cybersecurity is that it’s an unending cycle of identifying and patching threats, requiring ongoing diligence and attention.

Protecting your organization against cybersecurity risk is rising in awareness throughout the C-Suite and beyond. Where IT security threat mitigation used to be something discussed only in legal or operational realms, business leaders at all levels are becoming engaged with how to prevent cybersecurity attacks — and the value of prioritizing remediation for any potential vulnerabilities. When you need assistance filtering through this complex landscape, contact the professionals at Palindrome Consulting anytime to schedule your free initial consultation. We work closely with companies throughout the Fort Lauderdale and Broward County area to create a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity that helps mitigate your overall risk to support the long-term, successful operation of your corporation.

Schedule your No-Obligation IT Assessment with Palindrome Consulting

Schedule Now

Elizabeth Mitrani
Elizabeth Mitrani
17:23 06 Aug 19
Palindrome Consulting was key in establishing my business and helps me keep it running. They are the consummate... professionals, incredibly knowledgeable and are always available to help. They have gone above and beyond to ensure that I was up and running quickly and that any issues that may arise on my end or dealt with immediately. I highly recommend Palindrome Consulting.read more
Moshe Rubinstein
Moshe Rubinstein
14:57 28 Jun 19
They are there every step of the way. Responsive and timely. The full service mentality mixed with the problem solving... abilities, is what makes them an easy choice.read more
Benjamin Wainberg
Benjamin Wainberg
14:09 28 Jun 19
Palindrome Consulting is customer centric. For Palindrome Data Safety is paramount; they keep their and our systems... updated with the newest technologies and are not shy at changing to better alternatives. Their platforms are always running and in the odd case there is an event, their technical team has an awesome response time.read more
Copier Man
Copier Man
13:56 28 Jun 19
We have been using Palindrome since 2005. They make my company feel like we are #1 all the time. Expert staff are... always available to help all my users all around the country.read more
Martin Feldman
Martin Feldman
16:43 26 Jun 19
As a partner in Fischer & Feldman, P.A. we have utilized Palindrome Consulting as our IT experts for many years. In... addition to keeping our server up and running, they are available to consult on the everchanging cloud and web landscape. We could not function as a successful law firm without their constant care, attention and almost IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TIME.read more
Rebecca Fischer
Rebecca Fischer
16:39 26 Jun 19
Palindrome has been my IT company for more than 15 years. We have been through four server and computer replacements... over the years all of which went smoothly. As technology has changed Palindrome has kept us current in their recommendations and are extremely responsive when we run into a software or hardware problem. We have been through hurricanes with Palindrome and felt confident they would have us up and running as quickly as possible and despite the fact we are probably a smaller client, they have treated us as one of their most important clients. I highly recommend Palindrome and have complete confidence in their capabilities and service. They have even gone the extra mile when we wanted to donate our old computers to a children's special needs school and delivered the computers, set them up and provided service for the same. Ilan Sredni is the consummate professional and has surrounded himself with top professionals and skilled technicians.read more
Nelson T
Nelson T
20:32 25 Jun 19
Palindrome Consulting has proven itself time and time again to be the epitome of professionalism and technical... expertise. They take the time to listen to your needs and then apply their wealth of technical knowledge to create truly innovative and robust solutions. They truly deliver piece of mind.read more
Next Reviews
js_loader