Foundations
January 12, 2024
6 min read
Start Here: The Basics of a Strong Security Program
If you’re building security from scratch, keep it simple: understand the risk, define roles, plan response, and set reporting standards. Everything else gets easier after that.

Start with the core
A strong security program is built on four basics: understand risk, define roles, plan response, and document consistently.
Once those are stable, technology and scale become much easier—and you stop reinventing the rules every week.
- Risk assessment
- Post orders
- Escalation ladder
- Reporting standards