Security Compass Research Director, Altaz Valani quoted in The Enterprisers Project ‘DevSecOps: 7 habits of strong security organizations’

by Security Compass
 | February 24, 2022

DevSecOps: 7 habits of strong security organizations

What behaviors do today’s strongest security organizations share – and what can you learn from them? For starters, treat security as much more than a step

A burglar sizes up two houses. The first has a security system and a vicious guard dog; the second is unlocked and no one’s around.

Guess which house the burglar is going to try first? He’ll take down the easier mark.

There’s corollary in IT: Some companies are simply less secure than others. While there’s no such thing as “100% secure” – everyone is susceptible to a breach – that doesn’t mean you need to invite potential threats in through an unlocked back door. These days, it’s probably not just a back door, either, but a whole host of entry points, physical and virtual.

So we asked a group of IT leaders and security experts: What characteristics do strong security organizations have in common? What do they do that the rest of us can learn from to improve our own security posture?

Read the rest here: https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2018/5/devsecops-7-habits-strong-security-organizations