Compliance breaches are more common in organizations than you can imagine. Naturally, every organization has in place cyber security standards and regulations that should prevent any form of breach. An organization can tick all the boxes on compliance and meet all security standards, but that compliance does not reduce non-compliant activities among employees.
Data protection is crucial for any organization. However, some compliance breaches do not result in data loss and can go unaddressed, making the organization vulnerable to attacks from threat actors.
The following are ways of mitigating a compliance breach:
Mitigation Prevents More Harm to Your Network
As previously mentioned, some compliance issues are hard to detect. One such issue relates to operational technologies that face unique challenges, such as limited visibility, legacy systems, and convergence with information technology. For instance, if a user inserts a mobile phone SIM card into the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) of an Industrial Control System (ICS), it can pose a serious threat to your entire network if the user proceeds to use the SIM card to access non-compliant points, like Facebook.
Luckily, the organization had compliance breach mitigation in place, which triggered a compliance model breach that allowed the user to mitigate the issue before it caused meaningful harm to the entire network.
Mitigates Threats From Personal Emails
The threats to an organization’s network also emerge from email use by employees. However, most organizations have several compliance standards to minimize cybersecurity threats. Yet the email space remains the most common place where security standards are breached. About 91% of all cyber attacks start with a phishing email. Some phishing emails are quite sophisticated. For example, an email user frequently sent emails to corporate and personal addresses.
On one occasion, an email from the user’s personal address contained a suspicious link. The free mail originated from a known correspondent, and it could have been hard for the user to suspect any foul play. Luckily, compliance breach mitigation identified the email with the suspicious link and raised an alert. The security team locked the link, showing how breach mitigation prevented further compromise.
Provide an Autonomous Early Warning System
Many organizations have adopted cloud-based software solutions to increase efficiency and reduce unnecessary costs. Unfortunately, third parties in these cloud-based environments are not subject to the same compliance standards as traditional on-premises network infrastructure. Multi-factor Authentication (MFA) may prevent access to applications, but it remains prone to account compromise.
Do You Need an Additional Layer of Detect and Respond?
It is admirable that you have put in place all the compliance structures to protect your office data and prevent cybersecurity threats. ComplyAssistant offers HIPAA compliance software designed to assist with the administrative aspects of breach mitigation and tracking. Our team can guide you through all the necessary steps to prevent further compromise and ensure compliance. [A1]
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