If you’re an information security professional today, you are being forced to address growing cyber security threats and ever-evolving compliance requirements, while dealing with stagnant and decreasing budgets. The Frugal CISO: Using Innovation and Smart Approaches to Maximize Your Security Posture describes techniques you can immediately put to use to run an effective and efficient information-security management program in today’s cost-cutting environment.
The book outlines a strategy for managing the information security function in a manner that optimizes cost efficiency and results. This strategy is designed to work across a wide variety of business sectors and economic conditions and focuses on producing long-term results through investment in people and technology.
The text illustrates real-world perspectives that reflect the day-to-day issues that you face in running an enterprise’s security operations. Focused on managing information security programs for long-term operational success, in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, and budgeting ability, this book will help you develop the fiscal proficiency required to navigate the budgeting process.
After reading this book you will understand how to manage an information security program with a limited budget, while still maintaining an appropriate level of security controls and meeting compliance requirements. The concepts and methods identified in this book are applicable to a wide variation of teams, regardless of organizational size or budget.
Preface
Chapter 1 : "New Normal"
Chapter 2 : Information Security Maturity Life Cycle
Chapter 3 : Reducing Complexity
Chapter 4 : Frugal Hiring
Chapter 5 : Frugal Team Management
Chapter 6 : Managing External Parties Effectively
Chapter 7 : Security Awareness :Fluff or Strategic Investment?
Chapter 8 : Information Security Policies and Procedures
Chapter 9 : "Is This Necessary?"
Chapter 10 : Understand the Budgeting Cycle
Chapter 11 : Using the Goldilocks Principle
Chapter 12 : The Hybrid (Frugal) CISO
Chapter 13 : Frugality as a Continuing Strategy for Information Security Management
Index
