Chapter 7: How Secure Are You? – Measuring Security Posture
In this chapter, we will talk about security posture. Security posture is a measurement of how ready you are to deal with a cyber-attack. The security posture is set during the development of the security strategy. Not surprisingly, the security posture is complex to measure, hard to maintain, and closely related to the value that a robust security operation brings to the business.
Traditionally, discussions about security posture have focused on reducing risk, rather than driving business value. This chapter will focus on how practitioners should have these discussions in the context of business value.
In this chapter, we'll focus on risk assessment, the security posture, the security ...
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