What is Cyber Readiness?

Cyber Readiness is the practice of reducing the organizational risk of a cyber breach by engaging in proper human behavior related to the four core cyber issues and having an established understanding of what to do if an incident occurs. 


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Graduated from USIU-MSc IT | Graduated from JKUAT- BSc IT | Certified Ethical Hacker | Microsoft Certified IT Professional | ITIL | Microsoft certified Azure AI Fundamental | GDPR Essentials

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