Security 101: The Core of Security
In any business, security should be at the top of every manager’s list of priorities. Security threats are ever-changing and becoming more complex, so it’s crucial to have an effective security infrastructure in place to protect your most sensitive assets. But how does one create such an infrastructure? This guide will provide you with the core pieces necessary to create an effective security strategy based on detection, prioritization, and remediation.
Threat detection
One of the most important aspects of security is threat detection. This is the process of identifying potential threats to your system and data, and taking steps to mitigate them. There are many different ways to detect threats, including using tools like intrusion detection systems (IDS) and vulnerability scanners. But detection is more than just using technology; it also requires human analysis to interpret the data and make decisions about what actions to take.
Other considerations include figuring out whether your data is sensitive enough to warrant protection, deciding how you want to protect it and defining how much risk you’re willing to accept. If your organization doesn’t have a specific security policy, you may want to consider developing one as soon as possible. Create a set of guidelines that clearly defines who is responsible for what aspects of security. This will make it easier for you and your team members to implement security measures because they’ll know where their duties start and end.
Threat prioritization
1.Start by creating a list of potential threats to your organization.
2.Then, prioritize those threats by how likely they are to happen and how much damage they could cause.
3.You should also consider the likelihood that a threat will be detected and the difficulty of remediating it.
4.Once you have prioritized your threats, you can start developing plans to mitigate them.
5.Remember, though, that no security plan is perfect and that you’ll need to continuously monitor for new threats and adjust your plans accordingly.
Mitigation strategy
In order to have an effective security strategy, you need to have three things in place: detection, prioritization, and remediation.
Detection is what happens when you catch a threat before it has a chance to spread. These systems can take many forms and most companies have several different types in place, such as network-level firewalls and web application scanners. However, security detection isn’t perfect and hackers are getting better at evading systems that were designed to stop them. Instead of relying solely on detection systems, companies should also include security prioritization in their strategies. Prioritization allows you to put protocols into place that either prevent attacks from happening or limit damage if an attack does succeed.