Just last year, a separate survey by the non-profit National Cyber Security Alliance and Symantec found that 83 percent of small businesses don't have a
formal cybersecurity plan.
Former President Obama proposed a $ 19 billion
cybersecurity plan in 2015 and 2016 (as part of the President's Fiscal Year 2017 Budget) to improve IT infrastructure.
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Be open about
the cybersecurity plan you have in place.
We suggest that organizations implement advanced penetration tests and engage the services of a Certified Ethical Hacking Team, the white hats, to test
your cybersecurity plans.
Among 440 K - 12 IT leaders surveyed, only 15 percent said they have implemented
a cybersecurity plan; just 19 percent said they have cybersecurity practices audited by an outside group; and 28 percent said they are adding security safeguards to vendor negotiations.
Sean Boyle, a partner at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP in Vancouver, agrees that assessing the type of data that should be stored — either about the company or its customers — is a necessary part of
any cybersecurity plan.
Once a firm has learned its vulnerabilities, it may then use the same company or hire a different consultant or outside company to help establish
a cybersecurity plan and assist with ongoing security needs, such as employee training in best practices for maintaining data protection.