Build an Information Security Strategy for Small Enterprises

Small enterprises need a security strategy just like any other sized enterprise.

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Avoid:

  • Building a misaligned security program.
  • Investing too little or too much in the security program.
  • Missing key people, processes, or technology controls your organization needs to stay safe.

Build a security program that:

  • Aligns to organizational goals.
  • Focuses on mitigating organizational risks.
  • Is comprehensive.

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Module 1: Assess Business Requirements

The Purpose

  • Assess business requirements.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Security program alignment criteria

Activities: Outputs:
1.1 Understand business and IT strategy and plans.
  • Goals cascade for the security program
1.2 Define business and compliance requirements.
  • Goals cascade for the security program
1.3 Establish the security program scope.
  • Security scope and boundaries statement
1.4 Analyze the organization’s risks and stakeholder pressures.
  • Risk assessment and pressure analysis
1.5 Assess organizational risk appetite.
  • Organizational risk appetite

Module 2: Perform a Gap Analysis

The Purpose

  • Perform a gap analysis.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Program target state
  • Current-state assessment

Activities: Outputs:
2.1 Define program target state.
  • Information security target state
2.2 Assess current security capabilities.
  • Security current-state assessment
2.3 Identify security gaps.
  • List of gaps to address
2.4 Build initiatives to bridge the gaps.
  • Initiatives to address gaps

Module 3: Complete the Gap Analysis

The Purpose

  • Complete the gap analysis.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Security program improvement tasks and initiatives

Activities: Outputs:
3.1 Continue assessing security capabilities.
  • Completed current-state assessment
3.2 Identify security gaps.
  • Completed current-state assessment
3.3 Build task list.
  • Task list to address gaps
3.4 Build initiative list.
  • Initiative list to address gaps

Module 4: Develop Roadmap

The Purpose

  • Develop roadmap.

Key Benefits Achieved

  • Security program roadmap
  • Communication resources

Activities: Outputs:
4.1 Conduct cost-benefit analysis.
4.2 Prioritize initiatives.
4.3 Discuss resourcing and accountability.
4.4 Finalize security roadmap.
  • Information security roadmap
4.5 Create communication plan.
  • Draft communication deck

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