Over the last few years, I’ve written several articles and blogs about how critical collaboration is to the success of a security organization. I’ve also worked very hard in my job to practice what I preach. Security will not work in a silo and unless we, as security practitioners, understand our business and its core assets, it will be pretty difficult for us to successfully ensure their security.
For me, it’s all about reaching across departmental lines, learning the business and how each unit adds value to the overall business strategy. If I understand the core function of a department, I will be in a much better position to implement a security program to protect it and help manage risk effectively.