Name
B6. The Value of Security: A Framework for Proving Your Program's Effectiveness
Date & Time
Wednesday, May 10, 2017, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Joe Moles
Description
Session Description:
 
Security teams often face the challenge of showing their value and effectiveness, especially in the absence of compromise or breach activity. Learn a framework with actionable ways to measure and report on an ongoing basis, provide visibility to key stakeholders, and justify the cost to establish, build, and continuously improve your security team. These same techniques will also provide key measurements to help drive strategic and tactical decisions related to your tools and tuning. 
 
 
Location Name
Room 702/704
Full Address
Colorado Convention Center
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202
United States
Category
Security Management
Learner Objectives
After completion of this session, you will learn:
  • A framework with actionable ways to report the effectiveness of your security program and tools
  • How to translate technical data into business objectives
  • Methods for identifying performance issues and opportunities across your team, processes, and tools
  • A simple calculation to systematically prioritize your alerts
  • Guidelines for driving strategic decisions based on the measurement of security tools
 
Speaker Bio(s)
An IR and digital forensics specialist, Joe Moles has more than a decade of experience running security operations and e-discovery. As Director of Detection Operations at Red Canary, he leads a team of security analysts to help organizations defend their endpoints against threats. Prior to joining Red Canary, Joe built and led security operations, incident response, and e-discovery programs for Fortune 500 companies like OfficeMax and Motorola.
 
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