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Cyberrisk Through A Business Lens
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JulietteRizkallah
JulietteRizkallah,
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1/16/2017 | 9:26:21 AM
Visibility is key
Developing the ability to see what is going on is critical for the IT and executive staff to change the behaviors you have just described.  IT security solutions need to provide behavioral analysis that helps recognize what is out of norm and a potential threat.  The big data analysis offered today deals with millions of security logs and results in escalation of many false-positives and therefore an overrated risk profile on everything -as you mentioned-.
enhayden
enhayden,
 User Rank: Strategist
1/9/2017 | 1:34:23 PM
Excellent Post!
This is a terrific article analyzing cyberrisk for the enterprise at a business perspective vs. technical perspective.  

As a former CISO -- and someone who struggled to get the "management on board" with cyber risk -- your one comment "...personnel routinely choose not to comply with cyberrisk policies because management places greater emphasis on revenue, budgets, and/or deadlines...." really hit home.

To minimize this response by the employees/contractors/vendors the CEO and Board Chair need to be the key messengers broadcasting the message that cyber and physical risk is EVERYONE's concern and that revenue will be negatively impacted by poor security and risk practices/analysis.

Again, well done!  

Ernie Hayden CISSP CEH GICSP PSP
jonesj26
jonesj26,
 User Rank: Author
1/4/2017 | 5:26:51 PM
Re: Spot On
Thanks, RickL273!
jonesj26
jonesj26,
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1/4/2017 | 5:25:39 PM
Re: Thank you
Thanks, Michael!  Very gratifying to hear that you find my stuff to be useful!
michaelfillin
michaelfillin,
 User Rank: Apprentice
1/3/2017 | 2:34:44 PM
Thank you
Always great to read your articles Mr Jones. Thanks
RickL273
RickL273,
 User Rank: Apprentice
1/3/2017 | 1:52:51 PM
Spot On
Jack,

Nice job!

Executives need the right Lens to look through so they can understand the problem and the investment. Cyber Risk management and security is another investment area and if they can see the return in terms of revenue (or lost revenue) they will invest which will benefit all.


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