Does your organization have a formal process to review and update its cybersecurity strategy following security incidents?
Explanation
Learning from incidents is what this probes: whether you systematically review and update your cybersecurity strategy in the wake of security events.
Organizations should analyze what happened during incidents, why existing controls failed, and how the strategy needs to evolve to prevent similar incidents in the future.
This process helps identify gaps in security controls, training needs, or resource allocation issues that contributed to the incident.
Evidence could include documented post-incident review procedures, meeting minutes from strategy review sessions following incidents, updated strategy documents with tracked changes showing modifications made in response to specific incidents, or formal reports outlining lessons learned and strategic adjustments implemented after security events.
Implementation Example
Review strategy in light of cybersecurity incidents
ID: GV.OV-02.062
Context
- Function
- GV: GOVERN
- Category
- GV.OV: Oversight
- Sub-Category
- The cybersecurity risk management strategy is reviewed and adjusted to ensure coverage of organizational requirements and risks
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