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and doubts the value added by security organizations and Cyber Deterrence and
activities. Since the value add is unknown or doubted, security Active Cyber Defense
budgets are often de#cient, and the security organizations lack
the capability to provide the protection necessary to enable the Industry and Business
enterprise’s goals and objectives within an acceptable level of Best Practices
risk.
16 Tons of Technical Debt:
An Operational
It’s a Governance Issue
Perspective on Security
Automation
Value creation for business and government is increasingly
dependent technology that connects and digitizes an analog Legacy Modernization as a
world. Over time, the volume and velocity of new technology Cybersecurity Enabler
adoption increases to the point where it overwhelms existing Security by Design
vetting, governance and management structures. Despite good
BUILDING FOR SUCCESS:
intentions, new governance and management structures often
The Importance of Cloud
remain immature and, occasionally, unused due to the pressures
Security
of new technology integration.
Commentary
Business risk therefore increases exponentially in both
magnitude and scope. The problem is compounded by security WHAT THE HASH? Data
gaps where protections and controls were either forgotten or Integrity and Authenticity
never considered. An organization’s failure to understand the in American Jurisprudence
complete security risk life cycle as applied to all its activities,
assets, employees and devices produces vulnerabilities without
the required risk acknowledgement.
ISSUE INDEX
The absence of structured, continually updated security risk
governance, resulting from a lack of holistic and integrated
security risk assessment results in reliance on guesswork and
personal relationships within an ever-changing sta" to hold the
security risk management framework together. This ad hoc
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risk measurements,
Relation of technical risk to other risk types or
dependencies, and
Responsibilities for cross functional security risk
management.
Agreed upon internal and external audit mechanisms
and interactions with all stakeholders to:
Ensure understanding of security and controls in a
dynamic #eld. Use and agree to samples from audit
of NIST Special Publication 1800-5b, ISO 31000 and
COBiT 5.
Ensure all relevant stakeholders are members of the
enterprise security governance group.
Ensure management has given clear direction for all
security responsibilities.
Conclusion
All security risks are not equal and should not be governed,
managed or resourced to the same level. It is essential for
enterprises to acknowledge the importance of creating a shared
understanding of security related risks and be able to assign
priorities based on each risk’s impact and potential for mitigation.
Sources
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