The ever-evolving threat landscape of cyber security has resulted in a need for a more robust security strategy than strictly a threat-based approach. A risk-based security approach is focused on proactively identifying and responding to potential risks, rather than solely relying on identifying and responding to threats. This means looking at the motivations of attackers, preparing for a potential cyber-attack, and examining the effectiveness of an incident response plan and remediation efforts.
Making the transition from relying on a threat-based approach to a risk-based approach requires a shift in mindset. A risk-based approach involves understanding the threat environment of an organization, implementing countermeasures to reduce vulnerability exposure, developing secure configurations, and deploying network segmentation. Furthermore, a risk-based approach requires effective monitoring functions to identify malicious threats, securely managing privileged accounts, and building intelligence frameworks to learn from and respond to potential risks. Within the risk-based framework, organizations should prioritize their activities by risk decision processes, conducting threat environment monitoring, vulnerability scanning, identifying malicious threats, and continuously assessing security risks.
Implementing a risk-based approach can alleviate the strain of responding to a cyber-attack as it requires organizations to have proactive detection, incident response planning, remediation efforts and perimeter security already in place. Additionally, organizations should develop a solid foundation of security awareness and education along with deployment of necessary countermeasures, secure configurations, and effective monitoring and assessment functions.
A risk-based security approach brings organizations closer to establishing a security management posture that can detect and successfully neutralize potential risks posed by malicious threats. With the proper deployment of risk-reducing strategies and ongoing reduction of risk exposure, organizations can better secure their networks and respond effectively to cyber-attacks.article
This Cyber News was published on www.securityweek.com. Publication date: Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:31:02 +0000