You’re Probably in the Dark
Although low numbers in your cybersecurity incident and risk registers might seem positive, they can be a serious red flag. If your 2024 incident register has fewer than five entries and your risk register has fewer than two new entries, you’re likely missing something crucial.
You simply do not know what you don’t know.
The threat landscape constantly evolves with sophisticated attacks and newly discovered vulnerabilities. An almost empty incident register often indicates underreporting due to fear, lack of awareness, or inadequate detection. Similarly, a static risk register does not account for new threats and vulnerabilities that emerge with new technologies and business processes.
Why this is dangerous?
Underestimation of Threats: You’re likely unaware of your organization’s true scope of threats.
False Sense of Security: Low numbers can lead to complacency, weakening your defenses.
Reactive, Not Proactive: You’re likely responding to incidents after the damage is done rather than preventing them