Cybersecurity Extends from the Break Room to the Boardroom - Online Career Tips

A simple test to determine if a company is interested in cybersecurity is to look at the posters in the company break room. The bulletin boards and walls in that break room tell a story about what’s important to the company.
What Cybersecurity Message Does Your Organization Send to Employees?
The break room and the boardroom are not decorated in the same manner. Typically, posters aren’t in the boardroom, so cybersecurity messages must be in the actions and messages that come from boardroom executives. An organization’s cybersecurity funding, direction and focus must echo the verbal support from the boardroom.
Cybersecurity Use Must Meet Security Objectives without Causing Economic Harm
After a cyberattack, companies often wish they had put more focus or funds into cybersecurity. Board members must do security assessment studies and carefully allocate funds for cybersecurity.
Executives and managers adding cybersecurity defenses to their companies need to weigh the economic risks against company support and cybersafety. A company can buy too many cybersecurity products and fail to make a profit and meet payroll, leading to company failure. The amount of cybersecurity product purchases must be balanced with cost effectiveness.