Y Meadows CISO explains cutting waste from a flat security budget
Original title: A CISO’s guide to trimming waste from a flat security budget
Leeser says inventory every tool's cost, map coverage to MITRE ATT&CK, and overlap replacements for 30 to 60 days.
In a Help Net Security video, Ken Leeser, CISO at Y Meadows, describes how security teams can simplify a stack when spending is frozen. He starts with an inventory of tools, renewals and storage fees, then maps products to attacker techniques. He also covers pitching consolidations to the CFO and board and directing savings to gaps such as identity threat protection.
- Ask what each product stops, what needs weekly tuning, and which paid features are unused.
- Keep every needed capability in the tool that remains before cancelling another.
- Run old and new tools side by side for 30 to 60 days.
- He suggests putting savings toward identity threat protection and other gaps.
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In this Help Net Security video, Ken Leeser, CISO at Y Meadows, explains how security leaders can get more protection out of a flat budget. He argues a frozen budget gives teams a reason to cut waste and simplify their security stack. The first step is an inventory of every tool and what it costs, including renewals and storage fees.
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