Cyber Security Hypothesis

Running head: CYBERSECURITY 1

CYBERSECURITY 2

Cybersecurity

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Cybersecurity

Globally, the driving point of the industrial revolution is the technological development that has been embraced by billions of people. The invention of the computer and the internet has been the one of the best developments that made the world a small village where people can communicate instantly without the geographical barrier. The internet technology has been the best innovation that promoted globalization of firms and companies that were capable to reach their global customers through the social media and other online channels marketing their products. The internet technology and computers came with their own challenges and that is the issue of cybersecurity that include cases of data theft, loss of privacy and financial losses (Shin & Lowry, 2020). The threat of cybersecurity has been a global concern and a lot of effort has been directed towards the prevention techniques against cyber threats that are experienced in most organizations both public and private.

Cybersecurity experts have come up with different techniques in an approach of minimizing the damage brought by the cyber risks through risk management ways. According to Shin & Lowry (2020), the global crippling cyber-attacks targeting organizations has contributed to most firms opting for cyber threat intelligence (CTI). The cyber threat intelligence is all about actionable threat information that is known to be relevant in the process of managing risks for specific firms where it demands a close monitoring and attention (CIS, 2021). CTI play an important role in collecting intelligence about the enemies that are after the organization data and the more understanding about those responsible of the cyber attackers and their motives would assist much in the process of managing the cyber risks. The CTI approach works best in proactive, preventive and timely threat detection that allow for a quick response in order to minimize the damage that the cyber threat would have caused. The growing use of the CTI by organization has been contributed by the fact that CTI has the potential of addressing the existing cybersecurity challenges by investing more on the prevention techniques through collecting data intelligence. The CTI capability model (CTI-CM) is the best in the process of effectively engaging in the CTI activities.

The challenges of cybersecurity do not exceed the benefits of the internet and computer technology that organization has embraced in terms of efficiency, increased production and service delivery (Shin & Lowry, 2020). An implementation of a well-developed CTI program would contribute much in the effort of narrowing the gap of cyber threats and minimizes the possibility of occurring and also limits the level of damages they might cause. The CTI program is more about understanding the enemies of the organization and the motives that drives them in order to develop a proactive intervention in ways of preventing their actions from causing data losses and privacy issues that would damage the reputation of the company (CIS, 2021). Based on Shin & Lowry (2020), CTI initiative is growing traction over the years showcasing the confidence that organization has towards the program where it has given confidence to organizations that the precision-guided defense measures are essential in protecting the organization from cyber threats. The CTI-CM model is important for organization where it provides the guides to the practitioners and cyber security experts and also establishes a theoretical model that offer necessary research opportunities for organization on the move of curbing the effects of successful cyber-attack (Shin & Lowry, 2020). Prevention through data collection about the potential risks are critical in minimizing the losses associated with cyber-attacks and also build a positive reputation about an organization.

References

CIS. (2021). What is Cyber Threat Intelligence?. CIS. Retrieved 3 June 2021, from https://www.cisecurity.org/blog/what-is-cyber-threat-intelligence/.

Shin, B., & Lowry, P. (2020). A review and theoretical explanation of the ‘Cyberthreat-Intelligence (CTI) capability’ that needs to be fostered in information security practitioners and how this can be accomplished. Computers & Security, 92, 101761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2020.101761