Th The OODA A Loop oop for or CISOs Roselle Safran roselle@keycaliber.com
Background KeyCaliber Uplevel Security Executive Office of the President (Obama Administration) Department of Homeland Security (US-CERT) NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
What is the OODA Loop? Observe Act Orient Decide NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
Benefits of the OODA Loop Increases agility Optimizes decision-making process Ensures continuous knowledge transfer Enables constant improvement NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
Tactical Versus Strategic OODA Loop Tactical: Strategic: Address immediate threats Achieve long-term goals Optimize speed Optimize resource allocation “Block & tackle” Prioritize projects Narrow scope “Big picture” NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
Common Challenges to Strategic OODA Loop Implementation Observe/Orient cannot keep up with Decide/Act Decide/Act impact cannot be adequately measured Act requires collaboration with other teams Manual processes create bottlenecks NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
Thoroughly Observe Observe Your Your Frequency Organization Adversaries Orient • • • Match cadence of Leverage existing Utilize internal Decide decisions-making security stack and external info process Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Know Your Organization – Data Sources Cloud & Observe GRC Application Endpoint Network Data Data Data Data Orient • • • • Critical Firewall Email EDR Decide • • assets IDS gateway AV • • • Risks Cloud mgmt Vulnerability Act scanner NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Know Your Adversaries – Data Sources Observe Threat Alert/Incident Open Source Intelligence Data Data Orient • • • Tactics, techniques, Attribution Current events Decide • • and procedures (TTPs) Attack type Industry news • • Internal Targeted assets • Act External NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Orient By Strategic Impact Observe Critical to Valuable to Monetary Operations Organization Savings Orient • • • Mission functions Intellectual property Risk reduction Decide • • Business continuity Financial data • Customer data • Act PII / PHI NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Slice and Dice Observed Data Observe Aggregates Trends Orient • • Asset types Monthly Decide • • Business units Quarterly • • Locations Yearly Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Decide Based on the Numbers Observe Increase Reduce Reduce Revenue Risk Costs Orient • • • Technology Added capability Quantified current state Decide • • • People Differentiator Quantified future state • Processes Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Decide Based on Comparisons Observe Industry Frameworks Peers Orient • • NIST CSF Open source data Decide • • CMMC Sector information • CIS 20 sharing centers Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Decide Based on Priorities of Others CIO/ Observe CSO/ Board CEO CRO Orient • • • Fiduciary Bottom line Regulations Decide • responsibilities Accountability Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Define Actions with OODA Loop Data Observe We have X [O [Observe] , Orient which means Y [O [Orient] , so we will accomplish Z [D [Decide] Decide by doing A [ Ac Act] t]. Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Track Actions Observe What Why Who When Orient • • • • Decide & Act Observe & Responsible Deadline Decide (project/task) Orient individual/ group Act NYMJCSC 2020 NYMJCSC 2020 NY NY
Implementation Tips Develop each step of the process Measure with key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics Document procedures with other business units Automate, automate, automate NY NYMJCSC 2020 NY NYMJCSC 2020
Th Thank You! Roselle Safran roselle@keycaliber.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosellesafran/ @rosellesafran
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