I've been fond of the idiom "too many cooks in the kitchen" for quite a while now. The Free Dictionary defines the idiom as "Too many people are trying to control, influence, or work on something, with the quality of the final product suffering as a result." In some sense, this phrase goes hand in hand with another favorite of mine: "A camel is a horse designed by a committee."
Those of us who are familiar with these sayings are aware of the lesson they aim to teach us. Sometimes, we need to lead. Other times, we need to follow. And still other times, we need to move out of the way of those already engaged in an activity. Knowing when which type of behavior is required is difficult. Here are five ways they apply to security:
Maturation rate: The goal of any security organization should be to continuously mature. For more mature security organizations, this means keeping pace with changing risks and threats and not being lulled into a sense of complacency. For those organizations that are less mature, it provides an opportunity to take a step back, thoroughly assess gaps in the organization's security posture, and work to address those gaps. In both of these cases, leadership, informed from a variety of sources, needs to set a strategic direction. Responsibility for implementing the different elements of the strategy needs to be delegated to the management within the security organization, and individual team members need to be given clear direction regarding what to execute, along with the requisite resources.
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