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  • 1 Start With Strategy

    Define what security capabilities are required by the organization and outline their corresponding priorities.

  • 2 Prioritize Key Capabilities

    Time and resources are finite – ensure that you are allocating them to the most impactful projects.

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APO13​

Security and Privacy Strategy​

Start with Strategy. Define what security and privacy capabilities are required by the organization and outline their corresponding priorities.

Security Strategy & Program Design​

Focus first on business value.​

Design and Implement a Business-Aligned Security Program

Align the information security strategy to organizational goals and risks to create value.​

Build an Information Security Strategy

Leverage an iterative and repeatable process to apply zero trust to your organization.​

Build a Zero Trust Roadmap

PRIORITIES: Prepare your organization to respond to an evolving threat landscape.​ ​

Security Priorities 2024

Build the Security Organization​

Every security program is unique; resourcing allocations should reflect this.​

Build a Service-Based Security Resourcing Plan

Develop business-aligned security competencies for your IT team.

Build a Plan to Close Your Cybersecurity Competency Gaps

Find a strategic and security-focused champion for your business.

Hire or Develop a World-Class CISO

TRAINING: Upskill your IT Team by going beyond certifying knowledge to assuring competence

Cybersecurity Workforce Development​

Foster a Security Culture​

Drive employee engagement with privacy and security via governance and process integration.​

Embed Privacy and Security Culture Within Your Organization

Turn end users into your organization’s secret security weapon

Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users

Security awareness is Security Awareness & Training Tools

Measure & Monitor, and Report on Security​

Good metrics come from good goals.​

Build a Security Metrics Program to Drive Maturity

Learn how to communicate security effectively to obtain support from decision makers.

Present Security to Executive Stakeholders

DSS05​

Security Management​

Build effective programs and procedures to manage governance, risk, and compliance within your organization.

Establish Security Management​

You can’t defend against today’s automated attacks with slow and manual processes.​

Build an Automation Roadmap to Streamline Security Processes

Get the budget you deserve.​

Build, Optimize, and Present a Risk-Based Security Budget

Securing information security, physical security, or personnel security in silos may secure nothing.​

Integrate Physical Security and Information Security

Establish Security Governance​

Enhance your overall security posture with a defensible and prescriptive policy suite.​

Develop and Deploy Security Policies

Manage Security Risk

Drive employee engagement with privacy and security via governance and process integration.​

Embed Privacy and Security Culture Within Your Organization

Turn end users into your organization’s secret security weapon.​

Develop a Security Awareness and Training Program That Empowers End Users

GRC software <... Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Software

Manage Security Compliance​

Cost-effective compliance is possible.​

Build a Security Compliance Program

Add business value with SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification.​

Satisfy Customer Requirements for Information Security

Start early with a collaborative effort for a successful transition to the new version the PCI DSS.​

Prepare for PCI DSS v4.0

ITRG06

Privacy Program Management​

Build an effective privacy program, secure your data assets and manage privacy compliance.

Build a Privacy Program​

Take out data privacy’s grey areas with a quantitative approach to your program.

Build a Data Privacy Program

You’ve mastered the basics, but there are additional risk, data, and measurement tasks to complete.​

Mature Your Privacy Operations

Navigate AI privacy and data concerns with a comprehensive privacy impact assessment.​

Conduct an AI Privacy Risk Assessment

With the advent of privacy laws and ... Privacy Program Management Software

Manage Privacy Compliance​

Quickly address regulatory requirements, even after the deadline.

Fast Track Your GDPR Compliance Efforts

Go beyond “checkbox compliance” to stay ahead of the latest regulations.​

Comply With 2023 US Privacy Laws (Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, Colorado)

Establish an integrated and holistic program to streamline your compliance efforts.​

Comply With 2023 US Privacy Laws (Virginia, Connecticut, Utah, Colorado)

PRIVACY REGULATION ROUND-UP: This Privacy Regulation Roundup summarizes the latest major global privacy regulatory developments, announcements, and changes​ ​

Privacy Regulation Roundup

Manage Data Protection​

Provide your data with the protection it deserves.​

Discover and Classify Your Data

Develop a comprehensive data security plan.​

Secure Your High-Risk Data

Treat the data risks that will derail your retention schedule​

Build an Effective Data Retention Program

DSS05​

Security Operations​

Improve processes and procedures to identify, protect, detect, and respond to security incidents.

Manage Networks & Endpoint Security​

Establish security operations with a threat collaboration environment.​

Build Your Security Operations Program From the Ground Up

Outsource the right functions to secure your business.​

Select a Security Outsourcing Partner

Prevent ransomware incursions and defend against ransomware attacks.​

Build Resilience Against Ransomware Attacks

Endpoint Detection & Endpoint Detection and Response Tools

Manage Cloud Security​

Security in the cloud requires solutions, not speculation.​

Identify the Components of Your Cloud Security Architecture

Leverage existing tools and focus on the data that matters the most to your organization.​

Prevent Data Loss Across Cloud and Hybrid Environments

A cloud access <... Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Software

Manage Vulnerabilities​

Vulnerability management is th... Vulnerability Management Tools:

Get off the patching merry-go-round and start mitigating risk!​

Implement Risk-Based Vulnerability Management

Because it's likely tomorrow’s law.​

Design a Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Program

Shift security left to get into DevSecOps.​

Embed Security Into the DevOps Pipeline

Manage Security Incidents​

Create a scalable incident response program without breaking the bank.​

Develop and Implement a Security Incident Management Program

Trust but verify that you are prepared for the next threat.

Improve Organizational Resilience With a Tabletop Program

DSS05, DSS06​

Identity and Access Management​

Protect your organization and employees through effective identity and access management.

Manage Identities & Access​

Leverage risk- and role-based access control to quantify and simplify the IAM process.​

Simplify Identity and Access Management

Strong identity security and governance are the keys to the zero-trust future.

Assess and Govern Identity Security

Identity Access Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software:

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