Cybersecurity is a key priority for all organisations, whether they are medium-sized companies, family firms or multinationals, or public sector organisations such as health care institutions, housing associations and local authorities. No cyber incident is entirely preventable and no organisation can be ruled out as a possible target. Rapid ongoing technological developments, industrial control systems, which are always connected to the internet, and the advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) are all making organisations more vulnerable.

Apart from their immediate repercussions, such as financial losses and production outages, cyber incidents often also cause indirect harm, including loss of reputation and damage to customer relations. The important questions are:

“How resilient would your organisation be in the event of a cyber attack?

Do you have the capacity to spot an attack quickly and limit its impact?”

Cybersecurity is also important in the context of privacy laws and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Society and your clients, suppliers and employees rely on you to manage their personal data carefully. Effective physical and digital data security is a crucial part of your duty to provide adequate security. Proper cybersecurity can help you do this, as well as assist your compliance with the GDPR.

Insight into your cybersecurity

BDO will help you gain an understanding of the degree to which your organisation can withstand cyber incidents, for instance by analysing your existing vulnerabilities and risks or carrying out a hacking test. We will show you which cyber threats are relevant to you. This involves working with you to establish your organisation’s risk profile so that you will know where you are currently most vulnerable. We will then tell you what measures you need to take to deal with the specific risks your organisation faces. We will always go for the most pragmatic solution that ties in best with your organisation. And, if necessary, we can help you to implement these measures as well.

During a risk assessment, we will check how ‘mature’ your organisation is in terms of managing cyber risks. That means checking, for example, whether the subject is on management’s agenda, whether you have taken sufficient technical and organisational measures, whether you can recover quickly after an incident and whether your employees understand how their behaviour can affect possible cyber risks.

The following pages describe the expertise and services we can offer you with regard to:

• Cybersecurity (information security)
• Privacy risk management
• Industrial security (ICS security)
• Product security and IoT security
• Managed cyber services
• ICT strategy & business continuity management

Contact

To find out how BDO can help you secure information and improve your cyber resilience, please feel free to contact our specialists for an informal chat.