When
you have a spare moment, take a walk around your office or workplace. Do you see confidential documents lying open on an employee’s desk?
Are they visible and accessible to anyone walking by? What about your computer systems? Are they password protected? How many of your employees take their computers home or have PDA’s which
they store company information on?
A Risk Assessment is necessary if you answer yes to any of the following
three questions:
Your
information must be readily available.
Your confidential information is at risk of being seen, taken or used by
unauthorized persons.
The integrity and accuracy of your information is crucial to ongoing
business.
Keep in
mind:
Information is not necessarily kept
on a computer. In fact, most of it is generally on paper or in or other
forms. Recent credit card information theft is a good example of
information being taken and used by unauthorized individuals.
Sensitive bid documents left out on
a desk at night could be seen and passed on to a competitor by the
cleaning crew. Ledgers and spreadsheets could be subtly changed
over time to hide wrongdoing.
Having an annual or even semi-annual
risk assessment performed
on your business helps to maintain a steady course just
as a periodic review of marketing or business plans help drive your company.
At Senteras, we follow the
INFOSEC Assurance Methodology
(IAM) when
performing our Risk Assessments. Therefore, you know the information in your report
meets the highest standards set forth by the National Security Agency and
will aid you in any compliance or disaster recovery issues.
We can
perform a simple risk assessment for your company or organization to
determine how susceptible your confidential information is.
Contact us today to find out how we can help
you.
