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RE: Sizing the Information Security Department
From: Rob Creely <programmingart () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 6 Sep 2008 00:09:11 -0400
Hi. I know an organization with 48000 employees with an Infosec Dept. of 18 employees. 4 of them mgmt. Being that large gives them a budget for a lot of automated toys however. They also utilize a MSSP. An external audit came back that the size of the InfoSec Dept was right. Whatever that is worth. -----Original Message----- From: k7.fantr () gmail com Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 6:22 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Sizing the Information Security Department Hello all. I am preparing a business case for increasing the size of the Information Security department at the company where I work. This is a smaller company with about 700 employees. Right now, I am the security department. :) - I am asking to hire 3 security professionals to augment my load and to allow me to focus on more of the strategic needs and higher level analysis. My question is this: Do any of you know of any published recommendations regarding the size of a security department based on company size? Any guidance in this regard is appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Current thread:
- Sizing the Information Security Department k7 . fantr (Sep 05)
- Re: Sizing the Information Security Department exzactly (Sep 08)
- Re: Sizing the Information Security Department Kurt Buff (Sep 08)
- RE: Sizing the Information Security Department Kevin A. Zibluk (Sep 08)
- RE: Sizing the Information Security Department Erin Carroll (Sep 08)
- RE: Sizing the Information Security Department Kevin A. Zibluk (Sep 08)
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- RE: Sizing the Information Security Department Rob Creely (Sep 08)
- Re: Sizing the Information Security Department calgary_spence (Sep 08)
- Re: Sizing the Information Security Department warpig8993 (Sep 08)