CyberCriminals and Security
The corporate landscape has shifted, and the competing organizations use information as their primary weapon to remain relevant in the industry. On the other hand, cybercriminals have become rampant in the information age. They are likely to hack into systems and steal resources belonging to other organizations which have not secured their information. If a company is not careful, corporate espionage will become a widespread phenomenon, and the business will lose its vital information (Cole, 2017). Operation security is the antidote for firms in the 21st century because knowledge about OPSEC will ensure that the information belonging to the organization does not land in the wrong hands.
Cybercriminals are savvy, and corporate espionage agents use cunning tricks to get the information they need about the organization. However, when the top management of the organization knows OPSEC, the information will be treated with the privacy which it deserves. As early as the communication and feedback phase from the employees, the management will identify the critical information as required and understand all the threats that are likely to affect the privacy of the data. For example, if the employees are potential to serve as the weakest links towards losing information, proper securities such as passwords must be installed to avoid any incidences of data being accessed by the people who are not required to get the info (Cole, 2017). Further, knowledge of OPSEC will keep management on high alert and will constantly be analyzing the vulnerabilities associated with the organizational structure and information sharing. With the understanding, there will be adequate policies set aside to understand all the vulnerabilities surrounding the business and then use them to formulate strategies that will not give a loophole for the information about the organization to leak to unsafe hands (Akman, 2018).
All threats must be analyzed and the correct antidote selected to act as a countermeasure to keep the organization safe at all times. For example, suppose the banking business opts to offer E-services and transactions via cyberspace. In that case, ignorant management will initiate the operations and commission them without using security firewalls to protect the information from cybercriminals. When there is knowledge about OPSEC, there will be a great desire to develop and install countermeasures to protect the organization from any cyber threats. When sensitive information is hidden from the wrong people, the organization’s security will be maintained at all times without jeopardizing the operations of the business organization.
When the organization has the knowledge, skills, and understanding of the theories of OPSEC, the management will install a department that will be in charge of operation security, and they will work around the clock to produce better strategies and train all staff to ensure that the protection of the company may not be jeopardized. In a nutshell, the knowledge of the OPSEC will enhance information security in an organization. It will be able to develop a policy that is overarching in the organization to facilitate protection. Further, they can create a security training awareness which will make the organization safe, and information will be protected at all cost (Akman, 2018). When the entire corporate space is filled with unfair competition and corporate espionage is part of infringing on competitors’ privacy, the organization can protect itself from such evils with OPSEC and thrive in the long run.
References
Akman, M. K. (2018). OPSEC Model and Applications. Security Dimensions. International and National Studies, (25), 60-81.
Cole, C. I. (2017). Loose lips sink relationships: applying communication privacy management theory in military family support organizations (Doctoral dissertation).