This way, should you have any vulnerabilities in your defences, you’re not at risk of sharing sensitive data”ĭeclan Doyle, Scottish Business Resilience Centreįollowing an ethical hack, in-house security experts can identify and help resolve any vulnerabilities, including providing staff education where necessary. “The best way to check your business can withstand a cyber attack is by attacking it yourself. Businesses are increasingly realising the benefits of this, and turning to ethical hackers to test and strengthen their cyber resilience.
Ethical hacking can also involve testing employees’ responses to an attempted attack. In doing so, they can demonstrate to the business how to prevent criminals from obtaining access. This way, should you have any vulnerabilities in your defences, you’re not at risk of sharing sensitive data.Įthical hackers, sometimes called white hat hackers, are typically information security experts granted permission to break into a business system to uncover security vulnerabilities. The best way to check your business can withstand a cyber attack is by attacking it yourself. Enter: ethical hackers, or offensive security testers and researchers. It’s therefore more critical than ever for businesses to strengthen their cyber defences to stay ahead of cyber criminals – but they clearly need help.
Recent research by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre found that 38% of Scottish businesses do not feel prepared for a cyber attack. Given the increase in number and variety of attacks, one would hope businesses are ready to defend themselves.
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