“It’s just another name for cybersecurity.”
Cybersecurity and its associated tools are a component of resilience, but organizations that focus solely on security threats tend to miss other forms of pressure on technologies that can cause just as much damage. This also tends to miss or downplay resilience issues with key human resources or business processes where failures can wreak as much havoc as a technological breakdown.
“Resilience is owned by the security team.”
Cyber resilience is cross-functional and requires inputs from multiple departments, as well as governance across multiple levels of leadership.
“Compliance equals resilience.”
Passing audits and complying with widely recognized frameworks means an organization meets minimum standards in a specific area. An organization hit by ransomware can be fully compliant yet still go offline for weeks.
“Risk-driven resilience is too expensive.”
Becoming more resilient doesn’t always require more investment in infrastructure and security. In many cases, it’s just a matter of optimizing existing investments. Risk-driven resilience isn’t about spending more but spending more wisely.
