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Roadmap to a Resilient and Capable Security Program
It seems natural to build your security program by starting with cutting-edge technologies and advanced capabilities.
However, this approach often falls flat because it fails to take into account that a highly mature program must be built on a solid foundation of doing the fundamentals really well and understanding the objectives of the security program.
Security leaders can't choose one thing to excel at, we need to excel at everything – which means a systematic approach must be taken to ensure there are no gaps.
Info-Tech has identified these eight core security journeys that map your path starting from the core foundation and moving out toward a resilient and capable security program.
Strategize and Select a Core Security Journey
Too often, chief information security officers find their programs stuck in reactive mode, a result of years of mounting security technical debt.
Building a strategically aligned security program that masters the foundations will support your shift from a reactive to a proactive stance – which has never been more important.
Strategy
Build a Foundational Security Program
Develop a prioritized and business-aligned security roadmap.
Improve security posture with a defensible, prescriptive policy suite.
Define data handling procedures to improve security maturity.
Identify when to hire, train, outsource, or contract your skills needs.
Enable Your Business Operations
So, you've got a cybersecurity program – but is it doing what the organization needs?
All too often there is a lack of consensus among business leaders and cybersecurity professionals about how much security is enough, too much, or just right.
Resolve this dilemma by building a security governance and management program that enables business operations rather than impedes them.
GOVERNANCE
Improve Security Governance
Effective security governance bridges business and security goals.
The best security programs are built upon defensible risk management.
Improve your security posture with a defensible, prescriptive policy suite.
Drive employee engagement with privacy and security via governance and process integration.
Reduce Complexity in Your Compliance Program
If you're a typical security leader then you probably manage five or more compliance obligations and are allocating at least 25% of your budget towards compliance activities; yet you don't believe that all this compliance is making you more secure.
Follow this journey to reduce the complexity of governing and managing your compliance program.
GOVERNANCE
Satisfy Security Compliance Requirements
Cost-effective compliance is possible
Effective security governance bridges business and security goals
Add business value with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification
Leverage policies based on NIST, ISO, or other procedural-based documents
React With a Robust Incident Response Program
Security incidents are going to happen whether you're prepared or not … so, are you prepared to respond?
When an incident strikes, don't waste time deciding what to do; rather, be prepared to take action quickly with a robust incident response program.
DETECTION & RESPONSE
Prepare to Address Security Incidents
Formalize response processes to minimize security incident impact
Test your SecOps effectiveness with a customized tabletop scenario
Effective communication can reduce incident impact and build trust
Be Ready for Potential Incidents
What makes ransomware different from other types of malware is the extensive business disruption it can cause – and for attackers it's proven to be highly profitable, so lots of effort is invested to make these attacks constantly evolve.
Do you and your senior leadership know how a ransomware incident would impact the organization? Are you ready to respond to a ransomware incident right now? Plan for the best but prepare for the worst. Info-Tech's approach will help you better prepare for a potential incident.
DETECTION & RESPONSE
Prepare For Ransomware
Determine your current readiness, response plan, and projects to close gaps
Turn end users into your organization's secret security weapon
Develop a comprehensive data security plan
Learn to avoid common insurance pitfalls
Mitigate Security Risk
Vulnerabilities are ever-present due to the constantly changing nature of technology, but taking measures to address them completely will consume your department's time and resources.
Take Info-Tech's risk-based approach to vulnerability management and continuous improvement so you can get off the merry-go-round of responsive patching and start mitigating risk!
PREVENTION
Reduce Security Exposure
Identify and assess the risk of the vulnerability, then remediate beyond just patching
Create a right-sized metrics program based on your maturity and risk profile
Establish SecOps within a threat-informed collaborative environment
Drive employee engagement with privacy and security via governance and process integration
Make Cloud Security Robust and Right-Sized
The transition to the cloud is providing tremendous value to businesses everywhere, but small vulnerabilities that might go unnoticed on a private network may now be exposed to the world, increasing security risk dramatically – provided appropriate steps are not taken.
Follow this journey to ensure your approach to cloud security is robust and right-sized.
PREVENTION
Secure Cloud Services
Secure the cloud by considering its unique challenges
Identify risks you are facing and what security services can mitigate those risks
Assess the security effectiveness of cloud service providers
Determine which security responsibilities should be outsourced
Adopt a Risk-Based Approach
There are security risks hiding in your supply chain and left alone they will only get worse. At the same time, trying to do too much due diligence will bury you in red tape and discourage business partnerships.
The answer to this dilemma is a risk-based approach to vendor and third-party security that satisfies all stakeholders and keeps your high-risk data safe.
PREVENTION
Reduce Vendor & Third-Party Risks
Build a right-sized, risk-based vendor security assessment service
Determine which security responsibilities should be outsourced
Assess the security effectiveness of cloud service providers
Remove Ambiguity With a Systematic Approach
Heavy-handed privacy regulations seem to be rolling out everywhere, and sensitive data is ubiquitous like never before – many IT leaders feel like they're playing catch-up when it comes to data privacy.
Remove the ambiguity around data privacy with a systematic approach to understanding where your data is, how it's used, and what you need to do about it.
DATA PRIVACY
Achieve Data Privacy Compliance
Quantify and measure risk to improve privacy compliance.
Develop a comprehensive data security plan.
GDPR is here to stay - have you addressed regulatory requirements?
This is the start of a privacy revolution.
OUTCOME
Robust Security Program
Info-Tech's eight core security journeys will help you build and implement a strategically aligned security program with a foundation in fundamentals.
This systematic approach provides robust and effective results.