While we can’t turn our attention away from gathering data, we must devise new ways to deal with the onslaught of data. Humans simply can’t keep up, and the problem is getting worse.

Many businesses either don’t have a risk appetite statement, or they have one that was developed without input and guidance on cyber risk from the CISO.

Creating and maintaining a successful security strategy is not a simple task, but with the right sponsorship and external resources, it does not have to be a negative experience.

Security teams have more internal system data than they know what to do with from sources including the SIEM system, log management repository, case management systems and security infrastructure. Security analysts struggle to make sense of too much data.