Security professionals such as CISOs (Chief Information Security Officers) continuously receive alerts that warn them about the attacks and the anomalies. These security warnings and alerts are imperative to mitigate damages effectively from any cyberattack and insider threats. At the same time, it’s also important for cybersecurity professionals to keep in mind that many false alarms also take place. In such a scenario, the key challenge is to figure out what’s a true positive vs. a false positive as each requires a significant amount of investigation. If upon post analysis the conclusion points to a compromise or a breach, the stress can be overwhelming, but CISOs shouldn’t get data breach fatigued since that’s exactly what they are responsible and accountable to manage. Rather, in case of any data breach, CISOs must be vigilant to start rebuilding trust, which can be achieved by following the points mentioned below:
What do security leaders always need to pay attention to?