As businesses become more reliant upon IT, the threats and stakes of IT security [2] rise. In the abstract, it can be hard to get users and business leaders to take IT security seriously, but once they’ve suffered at the hands of a malware hacker, the reality of it settles in a lot easier.
Maintaining a constant stream of awareness and alerts is key to keeping a business on its toes and minimizing threats to the business. Shawna Turner-Rice of Tripwire likens IT security intelligence to the weatherman and risk management to an umbrella in a post for the Tripwire blog.
Just like a weather report lets you decide if you need to buy that new winter coat, or if what you have is enough for the projected weather coming up; a risk management philosophy that is embedded in the fabric of your organization allows you to have an eyes open approach to security.
The goal is never to avoid taking risk – you wouldn’t give up your ski trip because you didn’t have a coat rated for that weather; but to allow organizations to make great decisions that allow them to take the right risks. So, the next time you remember your umbrella from the weather man – think about if you’re getting the same kind of predictive visibility to your security and business continuity. How does your company keep of IT security “weather” on a regular basis?
Read more about IT security and Turner-Rice’s weather analogy in her post on the Tripwire blog [3].
Links:
[1] http://www.biztechmagazine.com/author/ricky-ribeiro
[2] http://www.biztechmagazine.com/article/2012/01/botnets-biggest-threat-enterprise-security-quick-take
[3] http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/it-security-data-protection/why-security-carries-a-risk-management-umbrella-wherever-it-goes/