Part 1 – Getting Your Program Off the Ground

All too often I see organizations throwing hundreds, if not thousands of dollars, at cybersecurity problems. But is this really the right course of action, especially when you are only just starting to develop your program?

To start your endeavor in developing a cybersecurity program, you must understand where you are starting from. Often, this will require an assessment to be performed, one that helps you understand the current security posture. To perform an assessment, you must first choose the types of controls and cybersecurity standard you want to assess the organization against.

There are plenty of cybersecurity standards to choose from, but how do you choose? First, it requires you to understand ...

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