10 Jan Look at internal

Step 1: Select Devices and Technologies

By now, you have an idea of your team members and your role on the team project. Now, it’s time to get the details about the devices and technologies needed to be included in the Strategic Technology Plan for Data Loss Prevention.

You should limit the scope of this project by selecting a set of devices and technologies which are most appropriate for data loss prevention for your business mission and future success. Based on your prior knowledge of your company and based on the project roles you agreed upon in the previous step, perform some independent research on the following topics and identify a set of devices and technologies that you propose for your company, and your business rationale for selecting them:

IPv6

Internet of things (IoT)

block chain

tokenization

data masking

data obfuscation

operational context

tamper-proofing

big data analytics

Your team plan should include significant detail about these technologies, including what kinds of IoT devices will be appropriate for the company’s use. During your research, you should also see if there might be any issues for integration and implementation, which you will consider in greater detail in a later step in the project.

When you’ve finished detailing the proposed devices and technologies, move to the next step, where the team will outline its goals on how the devices and technologies will ensure the company is prepared for future vulnerabilities.

Step 2: Prepare a SWOT Analysis Table

You’ve identified the technologies and devices, and listed the goals and objectives for their use in the organization. In this step, you will justify adding these devices and technologies to the network infrastructure.

In order to do this, perform a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis of each device/technology being introduced into the infrastructure. A SWOT analysis is a framework that allows you to identify internal and external factors that can affect the implementation of new technology. Such a process can be helpful for decision making and strategic planning.

Look at internal and external factors that could influence the successful introduction with respect to the company specific business model and operations. Internal factors are the strengths and weaknesses you found. External factors are the opportunities and threats identified during the SWOT analysis. Determine what these are. Address the following questions in your discussion:

How do they influence the operation and maintenance of the network?

What can be done to overcome these factors?

As cybersecurity professionals, you and your team members should stress security- related analysis and create a SWOT chart that includes internal and external factors.

This chart and the overall analysis should be a significant part of the Strategic Technology Plan for Data Loss Prevention.

In the next step, you and your team members will consider any issues that might come up when you integrate and implement the new devices and technologies.