Building Cybersecurity Maturity: The Power of a Mission and Vision Statement
Have you ever wondered why many cybersecurity programs fail or marginally reach the appropriate maturity level in most SMB organizations when it shouldn’t be that difficult in this changing landscape? Look around your organization, and you will notice that a corporate mission and vision statement exists on the Intranet or employee handbooks and is displayed throughout the premise as part of the décor. When you see and read this, everyone understands the purpose and importance of their existence when they enter and leave that location daily. Similarly, a cybersecurity mission and vision statement is as crucial for our work, guiding the decisions and strategies.
Our vCISO, with years of experience in the industry, shares this simple concept that exists at the highest level of any organization rarely exists for many of our cybersecurity departments. The value of taking time to draft a Cybersecurity Mission and Vision Statement will provide the leader and staff the clarity to answer these questions: why is cybersecurity important to us, and what is our purpose in it? We need to be able to answer these types of questions ourselves before the stakeholders can buy into it and help cultivate a security culture.
When you share a Cybersecurity Mission and Vision Statement with your senior levels, business owners, and security teams, you’ll be surprised by the positive reaction. This fundamental principle, which is often missing in today’s cybersecurity teams and structures, has the power to unite and align everyone toward a common goal.
Our cybersecurity practitioners and evangelists urge you to revisit some basic concepts when you find it challenging to justify additional staffing and funding for your cybersecurity program. It’s much easier to make a compelling case when it’s rooted in something you’re passionate about, and in this case, it’s your Cybersecurity Mission and Vision Statement.
Once core values are defined, cybersecurity practitioners will have a much better business partnership with all leading stakeholders. These tangible assets can be shared during quarterly board risk/compliance meeting and help cultivate an improved security culture across the organization. This really shows the commitment and companion to the serious nature of cybersecurity and its’ every responsibility to keep the organization secure.
As we develop the next generation of cybersecurity leaders, Secure Data Technologies can help your organization build its cybersecurity mission and vision statement to combat today’s emerging cybersecurity threat and keep it secure. Contact us today to enhance your security posture.
