Security teams align exposure management with business-critical assets
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Security teams are refining their strategies to focus on business-critical assets, improving efficiency and effectiveness. Over the past year, a four-step methodology has been developed and successfully implemented across various industries. This approach helps organizations prioritize security efforts based on actual business impact, reducing remediation efforts by up to 96%. The methodology involves identifying critical business processes, mapping them to technology, prioritizing based on business risk, and acting on the most impactful exposures. This shift in focus aligns security efforts with business priorities, making security a strategic business enabler.
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11.08.2025 14:25 1 articles · 1mo ago
Four-step methodology for aligning security with business priorities implemented across industries
Over the past year, a four-step methodology has been developed and successfully implemented across various industries. This approach helps organizations prioritize security efforts based on actual business impact, reducing remediation efforts by up to 96%. The methodology involves identifying critical business processes, mapping them to technology, prioritizing based on business risk, and acting on the most impactful exposures. This shift in focus aligns security efforts with business priorities, making security a strategic business enabler.
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- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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Security teams struggle to differentiate between technically critical and business-critical assets.
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- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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Business-critical assets directly support revenue generation, operations, and service delivery.
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- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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Organizations implementing the four-step methodology have reported efficiency gains, reducing remediation efforts by up to 96%.
First reported: 11.08.2025 14:251 source, 1 articleShow sources
- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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The four-step methodology includes identifying critical business processes, mapping them to technology, prioritizing based on business risk, and acting on the most impactful exposures.
First reported: 11.08.2025 14:251 source, 1 articleShow sources
- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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CFOs are increasingly involved in cybersecurity decisions, requiring security teams to frame risks in business terms.
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- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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Security teams need better context to make sense of existing data rather than more information.
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- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25
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Effective security comes from focusing on assets that drive the business, achieving better outcomes with fewer resources.
First reported: 11.08.2025 14:251 source, 1 articleShow sources
- 6 Lessons Learned: Focusing Security Where Business Value Lives — thehackernews.com — 11.08.2025 14:25