What is security posture?

Security posture can be understood as the overall status of a company’s cybersecurity readiness. It can be improved by addressing the gaps after the assessment, monitoring your security strategy, mapping your assets, categorizing your risks, paying attention to third-party risks, and practicing incident management.

Few principles of building a strong cybersecurity posture:

1.Understanding nuisances of Data storage: No matter the size of your organization, it is important to keep an up-to-date inventory of your organization’s information assets.

2. Review and evaluate types of security risks: It might not always be in an organization’s best interest to expect the worst, but understanding the different types of security risks out there allows for proactive protection against such risks.

3. Evaluating security of organization’s vendor: While it might be obvious to assess company-built tools or those used specifically to store sensitive corporate data, all vendor platforms that touch your networks and/or process sensitive data should also be evaluated.

4. Prioritize security risks: Once you’ve listed, reviewed, and analyzed potential security risks, prioritizing them will allow you to take action. With the most critical risks identified, you can put time and resources into eliminating or mitigating those risks before an attack or breach can occur.