The best cyber defense strategy, supported with the latest technology, can still fail if not executed properly.

1. Continuous Cyber Attacks:
Achieving Operational
Excellence for the New Normal
External Risk Factors
increase an organization's
exposure to attack, from:
Defined strategy of how security
supports business performance
Forward-thinking capabilities to
help scale activities
IT strategy that provides greater
understanding of assets, data sets,
technical and business functions
High-powered analytics to predict
and detect incidents, and identify
behavior changes that indicate
security risks
1. Assess effectiveness of
current security processes
2. Invest in attracting and
retaining skilled security talent
3. Automate intelligently to
leverage scarce resources
4. Understand how threat data
pertains to the business
5. Identify what
isn’t known
6. Create a plan to address
knowledge gaps
7. Find an effective sparring
partner that will improve
security capabilities
Emphasis on visualization to identify
anomalies quickly from large
volumes of data
Platforms that guide operators in
hunting for threats
Training that mimics attackers, to
prepare for real-world adversaries
• Volume of connected devices
• Expansion of Internet of Things
• Growth of cloud computing
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• Lack of rigor and consistency in security practices
• High turnover within security team
• Frequent IT changes not communicated
• Insufficient visibility to critical assets
• Length of time taken to detect breaches
Internal Risk Factors
increase due to:
The best cyber defense strategy, supported with the latest
technology, can still fail if not executed properly.
Best practices that drive improved security operations:
Create a highly efficient
operating model that balances
security operations, new
technology implementation,
testing of security posture and
feedback to update defenses.
Steps to improve security operations:
RESP
OND
PREP
ARE PRO
TECT
DEFEND
&
DETECT
Incident Response
Remediation
Strategy &
Business Alignment
Assessment &
Architecture
Governance, Risk
& Compliance
People & Culture Change
Application &
Data Security
Platform &
Infrastructure Security
Digital Identity
Vulnerability Management
& Threat Intelligence
Advanced Adversary
Simulations
Security Monitoring
Cyber Threat
Analytics
TRANSFORMATION
S T R A T E G Y
MANAGED
SE
CU
RITY
&
C Y B E R D E F E N S E