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within an organisation. The purchase of cyber insurance to help mitigate financial losses of cyberattacks13 may also contribute further towards a healthy risk based approach.
5.6 RESPONSIBILITY, COMMITMENT AND ACTIVE SUPPORT FROM TOP MANAGEMENT
IS CRUCIAL FOR CYBER SECURITY
Cyber security is indeed a responsibility of each and every employee within an organisation. However,
as in any other initiative within an organisation this is likely to falter, potentially leading to earlier
reported negligence unless it is not continuously and actively communicated and supported by top
management. Ongoing cyber security training and awareness programmes may help in this regard.
5.7 EFFECTIVE CYBER SECURITY DEMANDS THAT NO ORGANISATION SHOULD
OPERATE IN ISOLATION
Threat analyses and achieved results, performed by various organisations, are rather complex. The
challenge faced may be eased by effective sharing of information on threat intelligence and response
tactics.
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