An evidence-based practice adapted from safety.

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A Positive Approach to Cybersecurity

Instead of telling people what they can’t do, we integrate security into how work gets done in your organization, building on your strengths and improving your security performance, so that you are prepared when your systems are (inevitably) attacked.

A positive approach to cybersecurity improves organizational performance, employee engagement, learning and resilience. We adapt the latest data-driven research to your operations so that you can successfully prevent, detect, respond, and recover from security incidents.

Contact Us to learn more about how you can do more with your security investments!

Our Core Principles

Learning over compliance.

Promote good outcomes and behaviors instead of preventing bad outcomes and behaviors.

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Security is a shared responsibility.

The security team doesn’t create security.

Security Differently is a new evidence-based cybersecurity practice adapted from safety. By shifting the focus from preventing incidents to improving performance, security changes from a cost to an investment that can be measured directly.

Traditional Security
Security Differently
Large security team
Small or no security team
Success defined by absence of security incidents or breaches
Success defined by presence of security capacities (smaller attack surface, faster patching, MFA)
Directs how work is done
Supports work as done
Constrains performance
Improves performance
Security team is responsible for security
Security is a shared responsibility across the organization
Security is focused on compliance with external rules and regulations
Demonstrating security to outside stakeholders is a separate activity
CISO is blamed for a breach
Breaches are an opportunity for learning
Poor security engagement
High security engagement
Security creates controls, policies, and procedures to prevent mistakes
Security provides tools and environments to support security work
CISO has overall responsibility
CEO has overall responsibility
Security team creates security
Operations and Development create security
Training focused on awareness and compliance
Training focused on behaviors that promote security and learning
Security is a cost
Security is an investment
Key differences between Traditional Cybersecurity and Security Differently.

Dive Deeper

Ready to challenge traditional security models? Uncover new insights from the Security Differently Secure360 talk.

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Assessments

How do you measure your security performance? Not experiencing a breach or a security incident isn’t a good measure, but in the past few years we’ve started to understand what practices and controls improve security. Our security assessment will review your software development and technology operations holistically, providing a detailed report on what your organization does well and what can be improved.

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Audit Assessments

Concerned about passing an audit? We can help you identify what you’re already doing that satisfies your client, partner, or regulator, and build new security to close any gaps.

Risk Qualification

Risk Qualification

Have a legacy system you’re struggling to upgrade or replace? A risk quantification analysis can help your organization understand the financial impact of the security, availability, and business risks inherent in your system.

Consulting

Consulting

Need something else? We can be your trusted advisor to help you develop and execute a security strategy that meets your needs.

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