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How do you report on your cybersecurity maturity?

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Cybersecurity maturity is a measure of how well your organization can protect its information assets, manage cyber risks, and respond to cyber incidents. Reporting on your cybersecurity maturity can help you communicate your strengths and weaknesses, prioritize your actions, and demonstrate your compliance with relevant standards and regulations. But how do you report on your cybersecurity maturity in a clear and effective way? Here are some tips to help you.

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1 Choose a framework

One of the first steps to report on your cybersecurity maturity is to choose a framework that suits your needs and goals. A framework is a set of best practices, guidelines, and benchmarks that can help you assess and improve your cybersecurity capabilities. There are many frameworks available, such as the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, the ISO/IEC 27000 series, or the CIS Controls. You should choose a framework that aligns with your industry, sector, or region, and that covers the domains and functions that are relevant to your organization.

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Mike Miller

vCISO / Senior Security Consultant / Penetration Tester on a mentoring mission. Over 25+ Experience in IT / Cyber Security.
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Every organization needs a report card. This can be achieved by putting your security posture up against a cyber security framework (NIST CSF for example). To ensure organizations are prioritizing and using their budget correctly, they need to understand where their weaknesses are. Having a security assessment completed against a framework will help give them not only short term vision, but long term vision as well.

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CISO at NextLink Labs | International Speaker | Host of ‘AI Explored: The Human’s Guide to the Future’ Podcast | Cybersecurity & DevSecOps Leader | GitLab Champion | Formerly at NSA, HPE, Dell, DOE, Cylance
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Choosing the right framework is crucial for accurately reporting on cybersecurity maturity. It's akin to selecting the proper lens through which you see your security posture. Whether it's NIST, ISO, or CIS Controls, the chosen framework should be aligned with your specific industry needs and compliance requirements. This sets the foundation for meaningful metrics and actionable insights, guiding not just your reporting but also the cybersecurity initiatives that follow. Remember, a well-chosen framework simplifies complex data, making it easier to communicate the state of your cybersecurity maturity to stakeholders.

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Jo?o Ferreira

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Identify your organization's needs: Start by identifying your organization's needs and goals. Determine what you want to achieve with your cybersecurity program and what risks you want to mitigate. Understand the different types of cybersecurity maturity models: There are two types of cybersecurity maturity models: broad, comprehensive cybersecurity frameworks that can be applied to all organizations, and more specialized, focused frameworks mandated by governments or industry bodies. Understanding the differences between these models can help you choose the right one for your organization.

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2 Conduct a self-assessment

Once you have chosen a framework, you need to conduct a self-assessment of your current cybersecurity posture. A self-assessment is a process of collecting and analyzing data and evidence about your cybersecurity practices, processes, and outcomes. You can use various methods and tools to conduct a self-assessment, such as surveys, interviews, audits, tests, or metrics. You should involve different stakeholders and experts in your organization, such as IT staff, managers, or users, to get a comprehensive and accurate picture of your cybersecurity maturity.

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3 Identify gaps and opportunities

The next step is to identify the gaps and opportunities for improvement in your cybersecurity maturity. You can do this by comparing your self-assessment results with the framework's criteria, standards, or objectives. You should highlight the areas where you are performing well, where you need to improve, or where you have risks or vulnerabilities. You should also consider the impact, likelihood, and urgency of each gap or opportunity, and prioritize them according to your resources, goals, and constraints.

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4 Develop an action plan

After identifying the gaps and opportunities, you need to develop an action plan to address them. An action plan is a document that outlines the specific steps, tasks, and resources that you will use to improve your cybersecurity maturity. You should include the following elements in your action plan: the objectives, the scope, the roles and responsibilities, the timeline, the budget, the indicators, and the risks. You should also align your action plan with your strategic plan, your policies, and your stakeholders' expectations.

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Walter Haydock

I help AI-powered companies get ISO 42001 certified to manage cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy risk | NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act expert | Harvard MBA | Marine veteran
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Cybersecurity action plans should always have a single, accountable owner for each item identified. This person should be a cross-functional business leader who has the information needed to make tradeoff decisions and determine whether to accept, transfer, avoid, or mitigate cyber risk. Additionally, establishing clear timelines for implementation of identified remediation measures is key for ensuring they actually happen.

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5 Communicate your results

The final step is to communicate your results to your internal and external audiences. You should prepare a report that summarizes your cybersecurity maturity assessment, your gaps and opportunities, and your action plan. You should tailor your report to your audience's needs, interests, and level of detail. You should also use clear and concise language, visual aids, and examples to illustrate your points. You should communicate your results in a timely, honest, and transparent manner, and solicit feedback and suggestions for improvement.

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Walter Haydock

I help AI-powered companies get ISO 42001 certified to manage cybersecurity, compliance, and privacy risk | NIST AI RMF and EU AI Act expert | Harvard MBA | Marine veteran
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Whenever possible, use quantitative terminology, such as annual loss expectancy (ALE), to describe outstanding risk. While cyber risk quantification can be challenging, tools like the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) method have made this type of approach substantially easier. Describing outstanding risk is financial terms makes it easier for business leaders to understand the magnitude of a given issue, and thus make better decisions when it comes to tackling it.

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