“Goodbye to Rosie, the queen of Corona” - Paul Simon, Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
For obvious reasons, the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated news cycles, concerned governments, and inundated public health organizations. In addition to these organizations and many others, information security teams find themselves quite busy dealing with this pandemic as well. Business continuity, supply chain risk, and remote access, among other topics, have come to the forefront as security challenges that the business must deal with.
As a global pandemic, there is no shortage of attention being paid to the Coronavirus. In this article, I’d like to learn a different lesson from this example.
The buzz around this virus is the quintessential example of day-to-day challenges usurping the security organization’s strategic path. I’m not downplaying or ridiculing the seriousness of the Coronavirus. Rather, I’ve been observing how it has consumed security professionals at the expense of their other day-to-day activities. Those very activities were, up until a few weeks ago, of the highest priority. Now, however, they are a distant memory.
Given the challenge that the pull of current events presents to the strategic path of a security organization, what are some ways in which the organization can help itself stay on track? It is in this spirit that I offer ten ways to keep strategy on track amidst tactical distractions.
1) This too shall pass: Take a deep breath. Remember that no matter how pressing and urgent a crisis seems, it will eventually end. Stay calm, cool, and collected and try to apply logic and reason wherever and whenever possible. In the end, you and your team w ..
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