How to Improve Your Cybersecurity Decision-Making to Reduce Business Risk - Blog | Tenable®

The truth is that in today’s hyperconnected world, maturity-based cybersecurity programs are no longer adequate for combatting cyberrisks. A more strategic, risk-based approach is imperative for effective and efficient risk management (Exhibit 2).

It is important to clearly communicate to the target audience which items on the list are threats, assets and controls (however weak they may be). Executives must understand how the combination of these categories of things can be manipulated to cause harm to the enterprise.

The answer, I believe, lies in fostering a strong cybersecurity culture within organisations. It’s not enough to simply implement technical solutions and hope for the best; we must fundamentally change the way we think about and approach cybersecurity. This means embedding security into every aspect of an organisation’s operations, from the boardro

Architecture Defensibility : With asset inventory in hand, how well is your organization able to defend its digital assets? Does the topology of your enterprise architecture map to the current communication flows? Where are the short circuits in your communication flows? The CRQ examines the robustness of this architecture, focusing on network seg

Successful CISOs are specific and transparent about what they will do in their role. They reinforce the reality that security is a team sport. These communications and collaborations are far more important than any technology purchase or deployment.