Senior management has requested a budget cut for the information security program in the coming fiscal year. Which of the following should be the information security manager's FIRST course of action?
A.
Analyze the impact to the information security program.
B.
Advise business unit heads of potential changes to the information security program.
C.
Evaluate cost savings within existing implementations.
D.
Re-prioritize information security implementation and operations.
A - This is the critical first step. The manager must assess how the budget cut affects security initiatives, controls, and risk management. Understanding the impact informs subsequent decisions.
going with A on this one. First course of action should be to analyze the impact of such cuts on the program. Following this, the security manager can consider other steps such as evaluating potential cost savings within existing implementations (C), which involves looking for efficiencies or possible reductions that do not compromise objectives.
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