Your management has just approved your information system security policy (ISSP). What now? It's time to draw up your IT security plan, which should detail the actions to be implemented to ensure the ISSP is applied. Defining objectives, monitoring current and future actions, measuring results... All this requires flawless project management.
What if there was a tool that allowed you to do just that (and much more)? Here's how a solution like Tenacy can help you manage your IT security plan.
#1 Develop your ISSP action plan
Your action plan is (obviously) derived from your ISSP. But the task of translating a comprehensive strategic document into a series of specific actions can be tedious.
Good news: the Tenacy solution allows youto import your ISSP directly into the platform. The tool will analyze the document and suggest actions to be implemented in order to comply with the requirements specified in the security policy.
This ensures that your operational actions remain aligned with your security strategy!
#2 Monitor the progress of your IT security plan
Making an IT security plan is good. But you still need to check that it is being implemented.
To meet this need, Tenacy allows you to track the progress of your security plan in real time:
- Each step forward in your action plans directly influences your compliance scores.
- The tool provides a probability and impact matrix that enables the prioritization of risk treatment and management, ensuring that the most critical actions are addressed first.
#3 Manage your PSSI with operational reporting
Ensuring that your IT security plan is properly followed is not enough: reporting also plays a key role in the responsibilities of IT security teams!
To help you measure the effectiveness of these actions in concrete terms, Tenacy integrates operational reporting tools. One example among many: if your ISSP stipulates the protection of data and computers against online threats, the platform is able to confirm whether this objective has been achieved.
The solution's native connectors enable interconnection with EDRs, incident management tools, and identity management tools. This provides an opportunity to centralize all your security data within a single interface.
#4 Track your transactions
A system such as the P.S.I. also requires meticulous documentation of all actions taken. Such documentation is essential, particularly in the event of an audit: it provides proof that the necessary security measures have been implemented to protect data and systems.
That's why Tenacy makes it easy to keep track of your security interventions. The platform allows you to:
- to collect evidence continuously;
- to compile audit information;
- justify the remedial actions taken.
You can also provide specific access to auditors, allowing them to directly verify the compliance of the security procedures implemented.
#5 Collaborate with the entire company
While responsibility for the IT security plan lies primarily with the CISO, its successful implementation requires the collaboration of all departments within the company.
It was with this in mind that the contributor profile creation feature was created in Tenacy.
These contributors can actively participate in entering specific data and may belong to different teams. For example, if your security policy requires all employees to be trained in security risks, the human resources department can use Tenacy to report training results (scores, attendance rates, etc.).
#6 Communicate your progress
The information system security policy is a strategic document, approved by management, which formalizes the company's commitments in terms of cybersecurity. As such, it involves regularly communicatingthe progress of its implementation to the executive committee.
Recognizing that cybersecurity can be complex for novice executives and managers, Tenacy offers reporting solutions designed to simplify this communication:
- adjustable filters and intuitive drag-and-drop interface;
- customization of reports to make information accessible and understandable;
- sharing dashboards via a link or QR code.
These features therefore enable transparency regarding results and actions taken, while ensuring that the executive committee remains informed of progress and challenges relating to cybersecurity within the company.
The IT security plan is a key element in the implementation of your ISSP. Without the right tool, it is very difficult, if not impossible, to track actions.
With its ability to integrate and analyze security documents, accurately track the progress of action plans, and facilitate reporting and information sharing, Tenacy ensures that cybersecurity strategies remain aligned with organizational objectives.
