Security Strategy
In-depth guides and analysis on security strategy from the Safeguard engineering team.
13 articles
End-of-Year Security Planning: Setting Up Next Year for Success
The end of the year is when security programs are made or broken. Here is how to conduct an effective annual security review and build a plan that will actually be executed.
Security Team Scaling Strategies: Growing Without Burning Out
Your security team is probably understaffed. Here is how to scale security coverage without proportionally scaling headcount.
Building vs Buying Security Tools: Making the Right Call
Every security team faces the build-vs-buy decision. Here is a framework for deciding when to build custom tools and when to buy off the shelf.
How to Write a Security Advisory That Actually Helps
Most security advisories are either too vague to be actionable or too detailed to be safe. Here is how to write advisories that help defenders without enabling attackers.
CISO Quarterly Reporting Template: What the Board Actually Needs to See
Most CISO board reports contain too many technical details and not enough business context. Here is a reporting template that communicates security posture in terms boards understand.
Open Source vs Commercial SCA Tools: An Honest Comparison
Free SCA tools have gotten remarkably good. Commercial tools still offer advantages. Here is when each makes sense for your organization.
Changelog and Security Disclosure Best Practices
How you communicate security changes in your changelog affects both your users' safety and your project's trustworthiness. Here is how to get it right.
Security Maturity Benchmarking: How to Measure Against Your Peers
Security maturity models provide structure, but benchmarking against peers provides context. Here is how to build a meaningful security maturity benchmark without falling into common traps.
Vendor Lock-In in Security Tooling: The Hidden Cost of Integration
Deep integration with a security vendor creates efficiency but also dependency. Here is how to evaluate lock-in risk in your security tooling decisions.
Cybersecurity Budget Planning: A Practical Guide for Security Leaders
Budget season is every security leader's least favorite time. Here is how to build a cybersecurity budget that gets approved and actually protects the organization.
Vendor Concentration Risk in Software: When One Vendor Failure Breaks Everything
Depending on too few vendors creates systemic risk. The CrowdStrike outage proved it. Here is how to assess and manage vendor concentration in your software stack.
Security ROI Calculation Methods That Actually Work
Calculating security ROI is notoriously difficult because you are measuring things that did not happen. Here are methods that produce credible numbers.
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