3 year generic cybersecurity roadmap

3 year generic cybersecurity roadmap

Matthijs van der Wel-ter Weel Matthijs van der Wel-ter Weel

Matthijs van der Wel-ter Weel

Strategic Advisor on cybersecurity @ Orange Cyberdefense

发布日期: 2024年7月5日
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I'm reaching out to our community of cybersecurity professionals for your insights and feedback on a crucial topic:

Can we define a generic 3-year roadmap for cybersecurity for a mid size company?

In my client engagements, I discuss defining a tailored strategy, guidelines, target operating model etc. However, I find that some clients ask me to provide them with a roadmap and tell them what to do. You can argue that there is no such thing as a standard/generic approach that fits all. Yet I'm triggered to see if there is something generic that can be used as a starting point in our dialog.

Here's a preliminary outline I've been working on:

Year 1: Foundation and Immediate Priorities

  • Risk Assessment: Identifying vulnerabilities and threats.
  • Network Security: Enhancing firewall, IDS/IPS, and network segmentation.
  • Endpoint Security: Protecting all devices within the network.
  • Identity and Access Management (IAM): Ensuring secure access controls.
  • Data Protection: Implementing encryption and robust backup processes.

Year 2: Strengthening and Expansion

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  • User Awareness: Training employees on cybersecurity best practices.
  • Vulnerability Management: Establishing continuous scanning and remediation.
  • Threat Detection and Response: Deploying SIEM and advanced detection tools.

Year 3: Optimization and Future-Proofing

  • Zero Trust Architecture: Transitioning to a Zero Trust security model.
  • Third-Party Risk Management: Assessing and mitigating risks from vendors.
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence: Integrating threat intelligence into security operations.

What do you think? Is this roadmap comprehensive enough? Are there other crucial elements we should consider? Can organizations implement these elements in 3 years time or is it way too much for them to handle? How would you prioritize and structure these initiatives?

Are there already generic roadmaps available that ideally link to a framework? For example, https://www.cisecurity.org/insights/blog/align-to-a-framework-plan-a-cybersecurity-roadmaps-route

Your expertise and experiences are invaluable. Let's discuss, refine, and collaborate to create a robust, adaptable roadmap that can benefit the entire cybersecurity community.

Comment below or connect with me directly to share your thoughts! ????

Frank De Winter

Cyber Resilience Manager

4 个月

It’s a good guideline, but we have to open our eyes also on the Post Quantum periode that stands before the door, the 4the technical (r)evolution we are in, AI impact and… the fact that we are moving towards Zero Trust Networks, the switch from IT security towards Network Security. What really missing for me is what will be the ROI on those investments? ??

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Martine Groen

Assistant Professor Cyber Security at University of Applied Sciences Utrecht (HU)

4 个月

I think the key aspects are well covered but what I miss is the embedding in continuous improvements Matthijs van der Wel-ter Weel . A roadmap gives the false impression you are 'done' after 3 years, but as we all know we need to keep up to date within cyber security both in strategy as well as technical measures

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