The Refractive Thinker®: Vol XII: CYBERSECURITY: Chapter 2: Effect of Cybersecurity Risks on Business Continuity and Organizational Performance

by Cheryl A. Lentz (Editor), Joe Hage, Bill Bonney (Foreword)

Join Bill Bonney, Matt Stamper, and Gary Hayslip and contributing scholars for this next volume in the 15 time award winning series as they discuss current research regarding the challenges of the world of cybersecurity and its effects in and on the marketplace. This volume contains research shaping the conversation regarding what the future may hold to protect businesses and consumers regarding the perils of digital technology. As you read the pages ahead, we ask you to ask yourself: “What should I be doing to make a safer cyber world?” This is critically important if we’re to reap the benefits promised in this new digital age.

Cyber security is a highly dynamic domain encircled by cyber criminals. Millions of computer and mobile device users, interconnected through the Internet of Things (IoT), are discovering hundreds of millions of vulnerabilities every year and users around the globe are finding new weaknesses hourly, ready for exploitation. Organizations of all sizes are falling victim to cyber attacks all over the globe. Whenever such intrusions occurred, the consequences for the victim organizations were grave ranging from fines to lawsuits to diminished reputation to ceasing operations. Evidently, many cyber criminals are able to wage relentless attacks on an organization’s information technology assets for long periods, undetected. Consequently, organizational leaders must evaluate their major cyber risks, improve their information security posture, and protect their information assets by implementing appropriate solutions that address people, processes, and technologies. This paper included examination of the various cyber security risks facing organizations in different industries and discussed the effect such risks may have on business continuity and organizational performance. Specific mitigation strategies and recommendations comprised purchasing cyber risk insurance, strengthening organizational cyber resilience, and improving preparedness with better informed human firewalls. The paper featured a special emphasis on the Universant Assess, Educate, Protect, Comply, and Respond information security framework that represents thinking beyond the box as it places the education stage ahead of the protection stage.

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52 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2017

About the author

Dr. Cheryl Lentz, DM, MSIR, is the multi award winning publisher of the internationally acclaimed series, The Refractive Thinker®-a collaboration of more than 150 contributing doctoral scholars from around the world. As President of The Lentz Leadership Institute, she is dedicated to publishing exceptional dissertation research. She is also an international best selling author, published 34-times with 17 awards known globally for her writings as an authority on leadership, critical and refractive thinking, as well as an educator integrating emerging technology as part of her teachings in her ground breaking book: Technology That Tutors: 7 Ways to Save Time Using the Blog as a Teaching Tool. As an accomplished university professor, speaker, editor, and consultant, she is a highly sought after expert in teaching thousands to apply critical thinking skills to problem solve in record time. Join Dr. Cheryl as she offers proven strategies to shorten your learning curve to think beyond limits when facing problems in your personal and professional settings. Learn to fail faster to succeed sooner using proven skills to move you forward more effectively through individual coaching, Tele Seminars, and online classes using The WRIST Method. Invite Dr. Cheryl to make an impact at your next event!