HOW TO PRIORITIZE CYBERSECURITY RISKS- A PRIMER FOR CISOS
Vulnerabilities continue to lurk in physical and virtual assets, and CISOs lack complete knowledge of their existence. They also don’t have a means of assessing emerging threats or the relative business risk associated with a given vulnerability. Even if CISOs could provide IT Ops with a list of every vulnerability that needs to be patched, IT Ops wouldn’t be able to comply because the volume of vulnerabilities is simply too overwhelming. Moreover, IT Ops is largely focused on keeping systems up and running – not causing disruptions or delays, which patching is prone to do. Sooner or later, a failure will occur and the CISO will be held responsible. Using CVSS scores to prioritize is a good start, but it isn’t enough to address the complexity of today’s attack surface. This ebook explains the other elements required for CISOs to gain a clear outlook on their organization’s true business risk, so they can prioritize their efforts accordingly.