From the course: Building an Effective Cybersecurity Program for Your Startup
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Risk assessments
From the course: Building an Effective Cybersecurity Program for Your Startup
Risk assessments
- [Instructor] Risk assessments help you elevate a generic cybersecurity conversation to one that addresses how gaps in your cybersecurity program can impact your business plans and operations. If you're living the startup life, you're no stranger to business risks. And as I mentioned earlier, it helps to think of cybersecurity risks as just another set of risks that you'll want to stay on top of. The goal of a risk assessment is to determine where your startup may be most exposed to attack or where something bad might happen that could hurt your startup's ability to meet its goals and objectives. When you are conducting a risk assessment, your goal will be to identify the threats and vulnerabilities that could potentially harm your startup. And when performing a risk assessment, many cybersecurity professionals start by identifying the assets that your startup depends on to function. These assets include technical…
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