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Nobody ever said implementing best practices was easy , but the rewards are significant and the alternative is unthinkable .
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to greater operational efficiency within the security function itself , it will also make it easier to feed line of business with clear reporting on how protection measures are applied across the entire business . . . and how effective they are .

Nobody ever said implementing best practices was easy , but the rewards are significant and the alternative is unthinkable .

Getting your priorities straight
Modern vulnerability management also needs to consider the pace at which the network changes . In the hybrid working world , there is a perpetual revolving door of devices joining and leaving the corporate network , each with their own holes waiting to be patched .
A priority framework will address all of this and rank vulnerabilities , meaning resources will not be wasted on addressing the more trivial issues . Doing this properly will not only lead
The unique consequences of the global COVID-19 pandemic have forced some hard decisions upon organisations and their CISOs . The economic malady outside the walls will force security teams to justify their budgets and even their very existence . Cloud security spending may be on the rise , according to analysts around the world , but operational efficiency will still be expected by enterprise leadership teams . Automation of humdrum tasks is vital so that trained professionals can concentrate on the kinds of threats that call for uniquely human qualities like judgement and instinct . When freed up to attend to these trickier scenarios , security professionals can better demonstrate their worth .
The shifting frontier
But because we live in a world forever changed and because we can expect the workplace to remain in this hybrid state for the foreseeable future , we must adopt security standards that will live comfortably alongside our new routines . Put another way , there is no end to this road we are on ; we are now in a state of perpetual adaptability . While the region ’ s workplaces are changing , some other realities are not . Attackers are still out to get us ; regulators still expect compliance ; and customers still expect privacy and safe commerce .
So , while we chase a galloping horizon , we should be vigilant . Transparency regarding performance , regular reporting , benchmarks , metrics and all the tools of accountability must be brought to bear on those responsible for delivering safe environments . Nobody ever said implementing best practices was easy , but the rewards are significant and the alternative is unthinkable . u www . intelligentciso . com
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