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7 steps to a solid cybersecurity plan

A cybersecurity readiness plan presents and discusses fundamental objectives that organizations must achieve in order to consider themselves cybersecurity ready.

While this cybersecurity checklist is not comprehensive, these objectives are the minimum required to give an organization a reasonable level of cybersecurity awareness and focus on protecting critical information assets.

This guide shows you seven elements of cybersecurity readiness critical for every organization. Expert Peter Sullivan outlines the most important components that your organization needs for a high degree of situational awareness into your network operations and utilization.

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