Risk Assessments Cybersecurity – San Diego (CA)
Many San Diego and California businesses face various challenges when managing cybersecurity programs. These include ever-evolving threats, human errors, misconfigurations, poor maintenance, and a lack of a formal cybersecurity plan. An organization is exposed to reputational damage, intellectual property theft, stolen data, and financial loss without adequate and updated protections. In fact, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Study, the average breach cost in 2023 was $4.5M. This figure reflects the loss potential and the importance of a comprehensive cybersecurity program.
The first step in evaluating your program is conducting a cybersecurity risk assessment. This assessment is designed to identify and test assets that could be impacted by an attack, including hardware, systems, customer/patient data, and intellectual property. It also looks for vulnerabilities due to poor cyber hygiene, cloud vulnerabilities, poor data management, and inadequate post-attack procedures. The resulting report provides insight into how to increase overall effectiveness.
Cybersecurity Risk Assessments – San Diego
Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs provides cybersecurity risk assessments to companies’ organizations and family offices in San Diego and California. Our team has years of experience evaluating existing protections and recommending improvements against ransomware, phishing, and other malicious attacks. Our team members hold numerous industry certifications from ISC2, Microsoft, Cisco, Citrix, VMware, and more. This means we have both the technical knowledge and practical experience to evaluate systems and remediate concerns across many areas.
San Diego Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Services
Our risk assessment services feature an initial review of the company’s compliance requirements, including Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), NYDFS (23 NYCRR Part 500), PCI, or the new FTC safeguard requirements, followed by a gap analysis. The assessment often includes vulnerability scanning, penetration testing, and other activities needed to evaluate risk. The result is a written report that provides a clear picture of the strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement.
We offer additional cybersecurity services that may need to be implemented based on the findings in the report, including:
- Access control, security cameras and alarm management
- Compliance management
- Password management
- Penetration testing
- Personalized cyber roadmap
- Phishing testing
- Security awareness training
- Virtual Chief Security Officer (vCSO)
- Vulnerability management
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Contact our San Diego Cybersecurity Specialists
Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors + CPAs provides cybersecurity risk assessment services to companies in San Diego and across California from our Miami headquarters. If you have questions or need assistance with a risk assessment or other cybersecurity service, complete the form below, and a team member will contact you shortly.
Recent San Diego Cybersecurity Incidents
Recent cybersecurity incidents in San Diego have highlighted the increasing threats faced by organizations in the area. One significant event was a cyberattack on Omni Hotels & Resorts in April 2024. This attack involved unauthorized access to customer information, impacting the hotel’s operations and prompting a thorough investigation with the assistance of a leading cybersecurity response group. This incident underscores the vulnerabilities in the hospitality sector and the need for robust cybersecurity measures.
Another notable incident was the targeting of the financial services sector during the FS-ISAC 2024 Americas Spring Summit held in San Diego in March. This event emphasized the importance of cybersecurity in financial services, with discussions on threat intelligence, network defense, and resilience against attacks such as ransomware and phishing.
National Reach
We also provide cybersecurity risk assessment services to companies in Atlanta (GA), Birmingham (AL), Charleston (SC), Charlotte (NC), Chicago (IL), Cincinnati (OH), Denver (CO), Des Moines (IA), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX), Indianapolis (IN), Las Vegas (NV), Lexington (KY), Little Rock (AR), Miami (FL), Minneapolis (MN), Nashville (TN), Newark (NJ), New Orleans (LA), New York (NY), Omaha (NE), Richmond (VA), Santa Fe (NM), and Wilmington (DE).