When it comes to preventing data breaches, ignorance is never bliss. Companies are exposed to IT risk every day, whether it's defending against internal threats or strengthening protections against external breaches.
Balancing the need to secure data with ease of access to crucial company information can be a daunting proposition. No organisation can ever be sure of their security stance without performing regular security assessments.
At Kroll, we apply our extensive expertise in data breach prevention to our cyber risk assessments to help clients identify potential weaknesses in their systems and implement sound data security practices to safeguard their sensitive information. Our team is “technology agnostic,” so our focus is solely on acting as our client’s advocate as they navigate the complex world of IT.
Members of Kroll’s IT Risk Assessment team are seasoned security professionals versed and skilled in the latest technology and sophisticated tools with the acumen of seasoned criminal investigators.
Our experts are Certified Information Systems Auditors, Certified Information Security Managers, Certified Information Systems Security Professionals, and Certified Ethical Hackers. They are former FBI agents, corporate security directors, cyber investigators, forensic computer scientists, and networking specialists – professionals who understand the language of technology and can perform in-depth assessments that are beyond the capacity of a typical IT staff.
With a wealth of experience performing security assessments for clients across numerous industries and government agencies, Kroll's data security experts use proven techniques, industry standards, and a combination of commercial and proprietary technologies to:
At Kroll, we understand the importance of tailoring information risk assessments and data breach prevention strategies to each unique organisation. Our data security specialists offer a comprehensive range of assessments to examine our clients’ systems, applications, and processes for potential vulnerabilities, including:
Working with an organisation’s IT staff, Kroll’s cyber risk assessment team examines systems from a top-level perspective, identifying patterns that may reveal the underlying causes of system vulnerabilities. Most importantly, our team turns our findings from our assessments into prioritised and actionable recommendations to help clients better secure their data.
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Today, you learn your company is experiencing a serious cyber incident. It could be a ransomware attack, a hacked O365 email account, the theft of PII or PHI, data exposure from misconfigured network settings. What is the first step you should take?
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