Executive perspective on top 5 benefits of embracing cyber resilience

Businesses today face the dual challenge of protecting their digital assets and ensuring business continuity in the face of potential disruptions. According to Gartner, top eight cybersecurity predictions for 2022-23, had projected that, by 2025, 70% of CEOs will mandate a culture of organizational resilience to survive threats from cybercrime and other sources.

The current threat landscape: A call for cyber resilience

The digital era has seen a surge in cyber-physical attacks that target both traditional IT environments and Operational Technology (OT). These not only halt production systems but also pose potential risks to lives and property. The expanding digital footprint has given rise to a multitude of cyber threats, including supply chain and edge attacks, social engineering hacks, polymorphic malware, and AI-enabled attacks, disrupting digital transformation initiatives.

Despite significant organizational investments in security and risk management, these threats persist, often bypassing existing security controls. This underscores the need for a paradigm shift in cyber strategy. Organizations must achieve a balance between cyber security (protecting assets) and cyber resilience (withstanding and recovering from attacks).

5 advantages that adopting cyber resilience can give your enterprise:

1. Strategic preparedness through proactive anticipation

Cyber resilience begins with anticipation, an approach that is superior to traditional reactive measures. Proactive security tactics like IOAs, threat hunting, and Netflow analysis along with regular DR drills empower businesses to gain the strategic advantage of anticipating threats/attacks before they materialize. The DR drills not only strengthen overall preparedness but also simplify the complexities of failover and failback processes.

2. Holistic defense in the face of fragmented threats

A comprehensive cyber resilience strategy requires a defense that transcends traditional security measures. Implementing a zero-trust architecture with continuous threat monitoring across IT and OT environments safeguards against ransomware, Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), and supply chain attacks. This approach verifies all users, devices, and systems, while advanced tools like Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Secure Service Edge (SSE), Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Identity and Access Management (IAM), and data backup provide layered protection against evolving threats.

3. Swift and decisive response to incidents

In the face of adversity, the ability to respond swiftly and decisively is paramount. SOAR platforms enhance incident response by automating repetitive tasks, orchestrating workflows, and accelerating decision-making. Establishing air-gapped recovery environments across geo-diverse data centers ensures a high success rate in disaster recovery. Additionally, validating recovery through cybersecurity drills, real-world simulations, and incident response exercises—combined with SOAR’s automated actions—provides assurance of readiness and effectiveness, allowing enterprises to recover swiftly and efficiently.

4. Ensuring business continuity 

Embracing cyber resilience is key to ensuring business continuity and requires a multifaceted approach. By anticipating, defending, and responding effectively, enterprises can minimize disruptions to critical operations, safeguarding their reputation while instilling confidence among stakeholders, investors, and customers. Disaster Recovery (DR) drills not only bolster preparedness but also ensure that Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO) are met, simplifying the complexities of failover and failback processes, thereby protecting continuity during incidents

5. Strategic alignment for sustainable growth

In an era where digital transformation initiatives drive business innovation, a resilient cyber security strategy becomes the bedrock upon which enterprises can build and expand securely and with confidence. Cyber resilience empowers organizations to pursue diverse digital transformation initiatives securely. From cloud migration and IoT implementation to AI, big data analytics and blockchain adoption, cyber resilience ensures the protection of systems and data against cyber threats and breaches.

Check out the IDC spotlight paper on building blocks of cyber-resilience and how to manage them effectively.

Conclusion

Embrace cyber resilience with Tata Communications ADR for a secure future

Today, embracing cyber resilience is not just a strategic choice but a necessity. Tata Communications' holistic approach to cyber resilience, backed by the Anticipate, Defend, Respond (ADR) approach backed by comprehensive cyber security and cyber recovery portfolio, empowers organizations to thrive in the face of evolving threats. From anticipating and defending to responding swiftly, Tata Communications is your partner in building a resilient and secure digital future. Contact us today for cyber security services.