What is Information Security and why do companies need it?

Information security management has become essential, as, with every new application, newer vulnerabilities crop up, posing immense challenges to those who are mandated to protect the IT assets.

Netrika is CERT-In empanelled for providing an IT security audit. 

Is Your Corporate Cyber Prepared?

Netrika gauged the increasing threat of cybercrime and conducted a detailed survey to understand awareness about cyber-crime and information security across the industries

Key Findings

• Majority of survey respondents have more than 25 people in IT teams but still, it is noteworthy that 62 per cent of participating companies have been vulnerable to an information security breach and suffered a cyber-attack in the form of ransomware, phishing or malware attack.
   
• The survey identified that most of the organisation face challenges: to find qualified cybersecurity professional/ vendors (27 per cent), IT department loaded with other operational tasks (18 per cent) and other challenges such as lack of funds (14 per cent), senior management buying (11 per cent) and emerging technologies (9 per cent).
• The survey captures the need for conducting self-examination or an IT internal audit to review the technology and processes to be prepared for any crisis situation. It also emphasises conducting a mock drill exercise to put ourselves in an imaginary crisis situation just to examine our response to handle the crisis.
• The survey results demonstrated that 30 per cent of the participant organisations do not have evidence of any systematic process with respect to Information security which is an area of concern.
   

Our Services

• IT Security Audit (ISO 27001, ISO 20000) Process & Technology
• IT Internal Audit
• Process and Technology Audit
• Pre- Certification Assistance and certification advisory services
• Cyber Security Implementation
• Cyber Security Products/Solution Selection
• Cyber Security product/Solution effectiveness review
• Cyber Security Solution Implementation
• SOC transformation

Information Security Management

• Vulnerability Assessment & Penetration Testing
• Network Security
• Web Application Security Testing
• Security Products
• Wi-Fi Network Security
• Hardening of IT Infrastructure
• Mobile, Smartphone Android, IOS etc

ISMS/BCMS Implementation & Certification, Web/Mobile Application Security, GDPR Project Management, Compliance Vendor Risk Management, Information Security Awareness & Training, Cyber Security Framework, Strategy and Program Transformation BCP Policy, Process and Plan Along with Test Reports Gap Assessment and Risk Assessment Cyber Threat Assessment.

The Importance of IT Security Services for a Company or Business

The network strength and security of the systems in a company or business are of great importance. In spite of this, a lot of businesses do not bother with this and take their chances. It is a foolish decision because of the sheer number of cyber- attacks that take place with regularity, and the high intelligence of hackers with harmful intentions. The exposure of valuable customer details can spell doom for any organisation, and it is absolutely essential to avail of IT security services.

Security risks are present from both outside as well as inside the company. They have the potential to bring a business down to its knees, from which they can never fully recover. Add to it the prospects of shareholding devaluation and lost credibility, and it making for a very sorry picture. In recent years, the definition of security and network systems has undergone a sea change, and no company can afford to sit back on its laurels, waiting for a crime to happen.
Business owners install protective measures like anti-viruses, firewalls and IPS; these security tools are not enough to safeguard company interests. A lot of companies do not have the time to devote to security assessment, and this is where 24/7 security team from a third party are useful.

The Importance and Reasons of an IT Security Audit

A chain is as strong as its weakest link. And in an organisation, especially in the Information technology arena, security is paramount. An IT security audit goes a long way in ensuring the owners of the company as well as the stakeholders that all is well on board.

An IT security audit comprises both the checking of the physical and the virtual data security. Physical access to data, the person who accesses the data and does it in the right way, as well as a thorough checking of virtual data is what Netrika does for its customers around the world.