Top 10 Cybersecurity Questions 2024

Many organizations struggle to determine the right cybersecurity solutions for their needs. Are you asking the right questions within your organization? We’ve compiled the top 10 questions to help you assess whether you’re prepared to face the digital threats of 2025.

1. Are you personally (or your head of IT) able to view, manage, and restore your backups if needed?
Being able to access and manage backups sounds great but comes with a major downsite and high risk: If you can view, manage and restore your data, so can a hacker. Make sure you look into the possibilities of creating a socialy-gaped solution. Where no one within your organization is able to get into the core files of your back-up.

2. Are insights/reports on the status of your organisation’s cybersecurity and data protection always available?
Having real-time insights ensures you can detect and respond to security threats promptly, minimising potential damage and downtime.

3. Is there a plan that maps out the key business processes and how these can be quickly restored?
A clear recovery plan ensures that in the event of a disaster, critical data and operations can be restored quickly, reducing disruption and financial losses.

4. Are you and your colleagues trained at least four times a year on the dangers of cybercrime?
Regular training keeps employees aware of the latest threats, reducing the risk of human error, which is often the weakest link in cybersecurity.

5. Are there Masters of Science in Cybersecurity or employees with CEH or CISSP certifications in your IT team to ensure you have the necessary expertise to perform basic security and controls?
Specialist knowledge is vital to address complex threats and vulnerabilities that generic solutions may not cover, ensuring robust protection.

6. Is the IT department within your organisation available 24/7 and deployable in the event of a disaster?
Cyber threats and disasters can strike at any time; 24/7 availability ensures immediate response, reducing potential downtime and data loss.

7. Are you familiar with the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy standard?
This backup strategy is crucial for ensuring data redundancy and security, minimising the risk of data loss from hardware failure, attacks, or disasters.

8. Is your backup environment equipped with immutable storage (ransomware-proof data vault)?
Immutable storage prevents any changes or deletions to backups, ensuring your data is safe from ransomware attacks and can be restored in its original form.

9. Is the IT department able to instantly identify and respond to suspicious activity within the network or on devices?
Immediate detection and response to suspicious activity help contain threats before they escalate, protecting critical data and systems.

10. In the event of a major disaster, are you able to continue your most critical business processes within 24 hours?
Being able to resume critical operations within 24 hours minimises business impact, financial losses, and reputational damage, ensuring continuity in a crisis.

Are you confident your organisation is fully prepared to face tomorrow’s digital threats?
Don’t wait for a disaster to find out.

Let’s review these crucial questions together and ensure your cybersecurity and data protection are ready for the future. Speak with one of our specialists today, and safeguard your business.

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