Key questions to ask about the Connecticut cybersecurity strategy

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Just last year, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy led the establishing of a strategy to protect the state from cyber security attacks. Given the rampant increase of cyber attacks globally, this landmark move is most-welcome.


The strategy comes with a detailed plan that discusses steps the government should follow not just to be prepared for any cyber attack, but ways to mitigate damages if it does occur. The document came with specific strategies for such industries as financial services, higher education, and insurance, which play a big role in the state’s economy.


Governor Malloy went on record saying, "We must defend ourselves, which demands new habits and sensibilities. At the same time, we can never stop inventing and investing in knowledge and systems that improve our lives and ability to compete."


Business leaders must, therefore, ask critical questions that are in line with the government’s cyber security strategy. After all, the plan covers both public and private industries. And the time to focus on cyber security is now, from a preventive perspective.
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Among the key questions business leaders should ponder on are: "How complete is our understanding of current cyber threats? What systems do we have in place to protect our important data? How would we know if we had been breached? Are we leveraging our business’ human and technical assets appropriately to protect our data? To what extent have we reduced both our risks and instances of cyber incidents in the past year? Finally, how quickly can our business recover from a cyber attack?"


Michael Giuffrida is an experienced entrepreneur with expertise in business management, profitable growth, business valuation, mergers and acquisitions, and IT-managed services. He has been in the industry since 1997. More cyber security tips and business insights here.

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