The year of 2020 was anything but predictable and the current threat landscape is keeping organizations on their toes. Constantly evolving threats, ransomware attacks and phishing attempts require organizations to stay alert – but what if the attacks are too sophisticated to even notice? Luckily, following few guidelines will get you far when it comes to keeping your organization safe.

During the past 12 years or so, I've been helping many organizations and teams to build secure software systems. But what does a secure system actually mean to me? It means that the system has sufficient security controls and are resilient to attacks, and that we know how security has been addressed and what is the remaining security risk with it. I have some observations of what teams typically miss and how they can address these concerns.

As an IT security consultant, I often hear this phrase. My answer to this is normally: Are you sure? Then people look at me like I’m a fool because to most people a hacker attack is equal to having a virus spread across the network or a system break down – both with catastrophic consequences like lost data and revenue.