Daniel Churches, Sales Director at ColorTokens, a captain in breach readiness and containment, lifts the veil on the precarious state of cybersecurity today.
“When I say breach readiness, I speak from a place of inevitability,” Churches states.
The reality is that breaches arenโt just possible; theyโre practically guaranteed.
“A breach is likely inevitable. What steps can they take…to recognise that they’re under attack, perhaps contain that attack, and do it in a manner that allows the business to continue to function?” Commented Churches.
Despite having labyrinthine protocols and extensive plans, many companies can crumble when a breach occurs.
“Getting the plan is easy. Actually remembering the plan…getting people to not be stressed out of their brain when an actual situation like a breach is happening,”. Added Churches.
Itโs like an athlete training for the Olympics, but instead, itโs a company preparing for cyber warfare.
“Most organisations already have business continuity planning in place, and they do trials. But in this scenario with, breach readiness, find an organisation…that can allow you to do simulations.”
Where most companies see network segmentation as sufficient, Churches offers a different perspective.
“They think they’ve already met their needs of their organisation because they have network functionality…ours is more granular, hence the word microsegmentation.”
Microsegmentation allows businesses to not just see the attack pathway but to quarantine it effectively, minimising damage and ensuring organisational uptime.
Churches elaborates, “Your ability to respond to that is…heavy handed. We’re at a micro level. We can quarantine that pathway and stop the breach at that point.”
The financial hemorrhage from cyber breaches is debilitating. Churches brings to light the often-overlooked costs of forensic investigations draining organisational productivity for months on end.
“Your reputational damage is because you didn’t have a response, a policy, a breach readiness strategy.” Indicated Churches.
Cybersecurity isn’t just about firewalls and encryption; itโs about systemic resilience and strategic foresight.
