TOP 10 WAYS TO ACHIEVE AGILE SECURITY

Between 2017 and 2021, worldwide spending on

cybersecurity will top $1 trillion, according to

predictions from Cybersecurity Ventures . From the

barrage of cyberattacks on enterprises to new threat

vectors within networks due to the move to the

cloud, CIOs and CISOs have more to consider around

cybersecurity than ever before.

While cloud has brought these

two groups closer together,

security is often an outlier.

Introduce a new perspective

that demonstrates how security

can keep up with the pace of

development, from day one.

Change the mindset of dev and ops teams

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Introduce a DevSecOps approach to security teams

In order to move on projects and

continuously iterate and deploy

new products and solutions,

refer to your security teams as

“security as a service,” making

sure rapid response teams were

running 24/7, and that product

security teams are aligned with the

same trajectory as the rest of the

organization.

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While cloud has brought these

two groups closer together,

security is often an outlier.

Introduce a new perspective

that demonstrates how security

can keep up with the pace of

development, from day one.

Standardize on core security principles

3

Adopt “API-driven security”

By taking the human element

away from the process, you

establish a continuous integration

methodology, which allows

for consistency of delivery. For

example, if a security policy

needed to be adjusted, you

do it once, thus eliminating

inconsistency in the system or

unnecessary outages.

4

Fast response times are

imperative to giving a tech

company competitive advantage.

To enact “security at speed,”

implement continuous measuring,

testing and monitoring in an effort

to iterate quickly.

Create a security rapid response team

5

Make use of the cloud

To achieve “security on-

demand,” deploy cloud-based

technology to ensure its

security posture is never static.

6

Security shouldn’t have to be

built up from scratch over and

over. Deployment of a code-

driven security infrastructure

allows for the repeatable

and automated build and

management of security systems.

Deploy a code-driven security infrastructure

7

Prioritize visibility and management

End-to-end visibility allows you to take a granular

approach to managing configuration of its

open-source tools that have helped the security

team keep track of deployment, usage, and

management of cloud services.

8

It’s essential that your tools can

monitor, detect, and defend

your workloads but also be

able to expand as your usage

does to ensure security from

deployment to operations.

Adopt elasticity and automation

9

Secure support from decision-makers

Buy-in and support from

key decision-makers

enforces intention. Security

and speed are not mutually

exclusive: if a security team

isn’t agile, it can block the

pace of an organization.

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