Assessing Your Organization’s Security Posture

This chapter is tailored to provide insights for assessing your organization’s overall security posture, considering three critical facets: technology, processes, and people. The chapter delves into the essentials of a comprehensive security posture, illuminating the multifarious components that constitute robust security, including hardware, software, and the human factor. It further explores the metrics that effectively measure the performance and effectiveness of security programs and teams, providing a quantifiable perspective on cybersecurity. Lastly, the chapter underscores the significance of asset inventory management in solidifying your security posture and discusses the strategies for the continuous monitoring and enhancement of the security landscape.

This chapter will cover the following topics:

• The components of a comprehensive security posture
• Effective metrics for security programs and teams
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