With cyberattacks and data breaches on the rise, many companies are looking for a way to take a more proactive approach to their overall security.
One way to do that is by measuring your security posture. Security posture is a way to gauge your organization’s overall security status. A security posture assessment will help you identify weaknesses so you can better prepare your business for any threats it may face.
Read on to help you better understand why security posture is important and how to measure your organization’s posture.
Why is security posture important?
Security posture is important because it allows you to gain a complete overview of how well your security strategy is or isn’t working.
A security posture assessment will help you identify weaknesses and vulnerabilities so you can proactively address them rather than waiting until after a cyber attack or data breach has happened.
Security posture statistics
Here are a few industry statistics to help illustrate just how important getting a handle on your security posture is:
● 2021 had the highest average data breach cost in 17 years. (IBM)
● Compromised credentials caused the most data breaches in 2021. (IBM)
● 70% of security and IT professionals say that security hygiene and security posture management has become increasingly challenging over the past two years. (JupiterOne)
● Nearly 7 in 10 companies experienced at least one cyber attack due to an unknown, unmanaged, or poorly managed internet-facing asset. (Enterprise Strategy Group)
● In 2021, the average cost of a data breach in the United States was $9.05 million and it took an average of 287 days to identify and contain a security breach. (IBM)
To help you evaluate your company’s security posture, our friends at Secureframe created this helpful flowchart. No matter if your posture is weak, average, or strong, there are steps you can take to tighten up your security standing and put security first.
