Modern corporations are fully dependent on their IT infrastructure for their daily operations. Securing an IT infrastructure can be a daunting task. Fortunately, there are common best practices that have found success for some of the biggest companies in the world. These best practices have characteristics in common that can be imitated to fit nearly any scenario. Building a security program with these pillars and appropriate tools will accommodate most corporate security needs. Other factors like application security and development should also be considered, but they are a specialization onto themselves. Using these pillars, and staffing accordingly, will help CISOs…
Author: Aaron Cooper
Aaron Cooper
Aaron Cooper is a seasoned security professional and SOC manager with 20+ years experience working in a variety of enterprise infrastructures. He has several years of experience managing and designing secure network environments to meet the needs of financial and corporate customers. Throughout his experience, he has led formal classroom training and created processes for incident response and fraud operations. Aaron’s specializations also include managing security operations centers, designing and implementing highly secure and available data networks while maintaining HIPAA, SOX, and PCI compliance. He also has extensive experience with a number of intrusion detection, load-balancing, and firewall solutions.
