Ways to Reduce Data Breach Risk

Although government agencies can’t totally eliminate their cybersecurity risk, there are practical steps government employees can take to reduce it. 

One challenge for reducing the risk of a data breach, however, is the complexity of modern IT environments. When it comes to cybersecurity, you can’t protect what you don’t know exists.  

It’s essential for agencies to have a solid inventory of their assets, including: 

• Data 
• Cloud providers  
• The companies cloud providers depend on  

Having a complete view of your assets ensures your agency is accounting for everything that could be a target, giving you a solid foundation to protect anything that’s considered attractive to bad actors. 

Check out this report to get more specific steps that agencies can take to reduce risk.