Security Considerations to Keep in Mind After an Assessment
Once an assessment has been performed and your organization has identified priorities for minimizing vulnerabilities, it’s important to plan ahead for detection and response capabilities. Not all of these considerations are obvious.
“Sometimes, the biggest threat is not actually the external threat. It’s an internal threat of someone that’s a bad actor inside your organization. If you have someone that’s a malicious employee or someone that has privileged access, you need to manage,” Vargas says.
Serrano notes that some organizations are challenged because they have limited staff or budget. “I can sell you tools, but if I all I do is sell you a tool and you don’t have the people to operate it, I’m doing you a disservice,” he says.
In such scenarios, Serrano notes, automation and staff augmentation can be helpful. “Everybody sees the value of having cutting-edge visibility tools in their environments. The problem is that you need a team of people to operate them,” he says. “So, for the smaller IT shops, maybe a more automated process or managed services are better.”
Regardless of your organization’s size or maturity, there are always appropriate and effective steps to take to make your environment more visible, scalable and secure. It’s an unending process.
Every organization must adapt to incorporate new technology, address unexpected circumstances and defend itself in an ever-evolving threat landscape. The best security strategies demand continued review to reassess their effectiveness and ensure their strength.
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