Building Cybersecurity from the Ground Up — Part 1: The Business Perspective

CrowdStrike's blog post emphasizes the foundational steps organizations should take to initiate effective cybersecurity measures from a business and risk management perspective. It highlights the importance of identifying and cataloging critical assets and potential targets for attackers, assessing risks relative to business objectives, and securing leadership buy-in to ensure adequate resources and cultural prioritization of security. Establishing clear security policies is also stressed as a fundamental step, setting expectations for employee behavior and defining decision-making responsibilities. The post suggests that these measures are crucial for laying the groundwork for an organization's cybersecurity strategy and recommends further reading on technological support and maturation of cyber defenses.