business organization, whose membership is composed of enterprises from all sectors and regions, ICC is especially pleased to provide business of all sizes this simple, clear guide to help business play their part in addressing the increasingly serious challenge of cyber security. ICC is an organization dedicated to facilitating trade and investment, including to foster confidence in the digital economy and to increase the considerable opportunities that it brings to business, consumers, governments and society. Interconnectivity has transformed not just the marketplace but has changed the fabric of society. The benefits that flow from greater access to knowledge, information, goods and services are made possible by a global and open Internet. It needs to be trusted and secured. Therefore, any cyber security strategy should be appropriate, justified and proportionate, to preserve these benefits. Because security like perfection is an elusive goal with multiple trade-offs, it can also be a – – daunting topic. Fear or lack of awareness can be a barrier to ensuring businesses evaluate risks and take suitable actions. This guide makes awareness a simple set of steps and takes down the intimidation barrier. ICC has produced the Cyber security guide for business to reach a broad audience with its over six million members in mind. It is intended to be accessible to business owners, staff or executives, not just limited to information technology teams, and it should be shared with business partners in the supply chain of goods and services and with the public sector to enhance resilience as broadly as possible. The guide will be global network of national committees, member distributed through ICC’s companies, business associations and chambers of commerce via the ICC World Chambers Federation, spanning over 130 countries. ICC believes that collective, global business action by its network and partners can make an essential contribution to reducing cyber risks for businesses and society at large. Read this first Cyber Security Starts with You Modern information and communications technologies are enabling businesses of all sizes to innovate, reach new markets and drive efficiencies that benefit customers and society. Yet, increasingly, business practices and policies are challenged by having to adapt to the direct and indirect impacts of pervasive communication environments and network information flows that are required in the delivery of goods and services. Many enterprises adopt modern information and communications technologies without fully realizing that new types of risks must be managed as a result. This guide addresses this gap and outlines how enterprises of all sizes can identify and manage cyber security risks.
business organization, whose membership is composed of enterprises from all sectors and regions, ICC is especially pleased to provide business of all sizes this simple, clear guide to help business play their part in addressing the increasingly serious challenge of cyber security. ICC is an organization dedicated to facilitating trade and investment, including to foster confidence in the digital economy and to increase the considerable opportunities that it brings to business, consumers, governments and society. Interconnectivity has transformed not just the marketplace but has changed the fabric of society. The benefits that flow from greater access to knowledge, information, goods and services are made possible by a global and open Internet. It needs to be trusted and secured. Therefore, any cyber security strategy should be appropriate, justified and proportionate, to preserve these benefits. Because security – like perfection – is an elusive goal with multiple trade-offs, it can also be a daunting topic. Fear or lack of awareness can be a barrier to ensuring businesses evaluate risks and take suitable actions. This guide makes awareness a simple set of steps and takes down the intimidation barrier. ICC has produced the Cyber security guide for business to reach a broad audience with its over six million members in mind. It is intended to be accessible to business owners, staff or executives, not just limited to information technology teams, and it should be shared with business partners in the supply chain of goods and services and with the public sector to enhance resilience as broadly as possible. The guide will be distributed through ICC’s global network of national committees, member companies, business associations and chambers of commerce via the ICC World Chambers Federation, spanning over 130 countries. ICC believes that collective, global business action by its network and partners can make an essential contribution to reducing cyber risks for businesses and society at large. Read this first Cyber Security Starts with You Modern information and communications technologies are enabling businesses of all sizes to innovate, reach new markets and drive efficiencies that benefit customers and society. Yet, increasingly, business practices and policies are challenged by having to adapt to the direct and indirect impacts of pervasive communication environments and network information flows that are required in the delivery of goods and services. Many enterprises adopt modern information and communications technologies without fully realizing that new types of risks must be managed as a result. This guide addresses this gap and outlines how enterprises of all sizes can identify and manage cyber security risks.
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