What is Success in Cybersecurity? Failing lLss.
CIODIVE, Monday, April 29th, 2024
Defenders aren't measured by pure wins or losses. Intrusions will happen, and their job is to keep a bad situation from getting worse.
Success is a fickle and often intangible goal in cybersecurity. After all, there aren't many jobs that operate from an assumed position of weakness.
Defenders readily acknowledge it's not a matter of if an organization will get attacked, but rather when. This makes success nuanced in cybersecurity - bad things can and will happen, but it could always be worse.