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About Ed Liebig, Author<\/strong><\/h5>\n

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\u00a0 I have watched as the vernacular in cybersecurity normalized<\/strong>, abused, and over-used the term \u201cbest\u201d in my career. Best is a very subjective term in cybersecurity. Best for whom, for what risk tolerance level, or for what threat profile? When looking at security products and technologies, the same \u201cof what does \u2018Best\u2019 consist?\u201d can be said. Features and benefits outlined in the sales cycle may taunt one into believing one technology is superior. When it is all examined with clarity of expectations for a specific organization, a deduction may become apparent that \u201cBest for some may not be Best for the application at hand.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

It reminds me of an analogy my friend and colleague made. When the VCR was building in popularity, features like multiple timer events could be programmed through a menu interface displayed on the playback TV screen (\u201con-screen display\u201d or OSD). This feature allowed several programs to record at different times without further user intervention and became a central selling point. But, sadly, for those who paid dearly for these enhanced features, the reality was that most consumers only used \u201cplay,\u201d Fast Forward,\u201d \u201cStop,\u201d and \u201cRewind.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

This phenomenon can happen to any organization sans a formal Proof of Concept (POC) product selection process. This repeatable and customizable process will first document the expectations of the organization. Questions like \u201cwhat challenge will this technology or tool solve?\u201d and \u201cwhat are the threat vectors, threat profiles, and typical methods of exploitation this technology or tool will need to address?\u201d This short list of questions is, by no means, an exhaustive list. The initial questions should frame and define the custom scope and expectations for the applicability or organizational nuances. <\/span><\/p>\n

In my experience, I see many organizations put \u201ctechnical blinders\u201d on during their POC efforts. They look at the technical superiority or ease of the technical aspect of deployment. This technological focus is less than half the story. The \u201coperational sustainability\u201d quotient, frequently, is overlooked. Items like current staffing levels, current staffing training or expertise, Upkeep or maintenance, Operational configuration, Features that are being considered that may require a cultural adaptation, are there any HR or Legal concerns to a new capability? These and other organizational specific challenges need to be weighed and measured.<\/span><\/p>\n

Once the comprehensive criterion is established and weighting is applied appropriately, the \u201ccream of the crop\u201d will naturally rise to the top. CISOs will want to consider leaving some scoring leeway to account for business-related differentiators such as \u201chow easy with whom to work is the supplier?\u201d or, of course, the almighty pricing (and negotiation experience).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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