| | JULY 2022ENTERPRISE SECURITY8IN MY OPINIONIN MY OPINIONSECURITY TECHNOLOGIES AND FRAMEWORKSBy Devin Shirley, Chief Information Security Officer, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue ShieldThe security technology landscape changes often and changes quickly. We all know threats evolve daily and often drive our approach for implementing and using new and existing technologies. These numerous options can quickly become daunting as we try to understand which ones to implement, which technologies work well together, and which ones duplicate functionality. Technology providers, of course, are eager to sell everything. However, it is simply not feasible based on industry, budget, ability to support, and a host of other considerations. So, what can we do to help us sift through and prioritize which technologies work best for our organizations? There are best practice capabilities we all leverage, such as firewalls, endpoint protection, data loss protection, etc. But beyond the standard "best practices" approach, how can you determine which ones to focus on? Just like technologies, there is no shortage of models and frameworks that exist for managing a security program. Some support various regulatory and customer requirements that help guide us in building the elements of a security program, such as Devin Shirley
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