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.

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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