Cybersecurity is all about Priorities and Risk. Whether you're designing a new network, working your PoAM, or looking to outsource your cybersecurity to an MSSP, you need to establish baselines that inform your Risk Register to ensure you stay focused on what matters most to the Enterprise and its stakeholders.

Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast; as the Navy SEALS like to say. The key to solid Operations is simple: People & Process. Thoughtfully define the right seats with a combination of hard & soft skills and use modern assessment tools to evaluate for trust and soft skills to find the right people for them. Develop & train those people on concrete processes you built and operated in yourself and you'll support a consistent, and repeatable approach to success that is embraced as a culture.

Leadership is that intangible that always ensures the whole is more than the sum of it's parts. You need TRUST, DISCIPLINE, and EMPATHY within your delivery teams to keep talent engaged & committed, and to create an environment of mutual accountability, built on decentralized command and a culture of continuous process improvement.