ITM Tech Cybersecurity Essentials Booklet - Flipbook - Page 14
5 Crucial Elements of an
Effective Cyber Security
Program:
1. Offence Informs Defense
Learning and acquiring knowledge from
actual attacks that compromised your system
can lead to effective and practical defenses.
Your defense should be built only on controls
that have proven successful in preventing
real-world attacks for the best results.
2. Prioritisation
Businesses should only focus on controls that
can reduce risk most effectively and protect
the organisation from dangerous cyber
threats. Also, the control should be feasible
enough to be implemented in your computing
environment.
You can identify Sub-Controls to implement
by visiting the CIS Implementation Groups.
3. Measurements and Metrics
You should have standard metrics or KPIs
in place so that all stakeholders like IT,
executives, officers, and auditors can stay on
the same page. Metrics are also necessary
to monitor the effectiveness of your security
measures and make improvements.
4. Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation
You should always be proactive and monitor
your security measures’ effectiveness. Any
issues should be resolved as soon as possible
to ensure the integrity of the following
actions.
5. Automation
Automation helps businesses ensure
compliance with controls and gain a scalable
and reliable way to fight off cyber threats.
Automation also increases efficiencies and
saves both time and labour.
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