Benefits of having a proactive cybersecurity strategy
It is no longer just enough to have a cybersecurity strategy in place. The functioning of the cybersecurity strategy you have developed needs to be proactive to benefit you the most, given the possible negative effects of a successful security incident. A proactive security strategy essentially focuses on anticipating threats and doing something about them before they happen. Some of the benefits of having a proactive approach to cybersecurity are listed below:
- A proactive approach is less costly compared to a reactive approach. A reactive approach to cybersecurity means you develop systems and policies that focus on reacting to security incidents after they occur. The danger of such an approach is that if your organization is faced with a new type of threat, the organization may not be fully poised to handle the consequences of such a threat. This will probably lead to much higher costs compared to having a proactive...
