The security reporting viewpoint used by CISOs consists of views such as the state of security compliance, security posture and cybersecurity trends. These views must be meaningful to the CISO and thereby help them make decisions that retain or improve organizational cybersecurity posture. This also helps the CISO demonstrate the effectiveness of the organization's security investments to the board of directors (or whoever they’re reporting to).

Reporting expectatoin varies depending on the owership and industry of an organization. This article will focus on how SDAR expectations and requirements differ, based on organizational type.

The first step a business must take when implementing SDAR is to identify who its stakeholders are. Next, the business should analyze their stakeholders’ high level requirements, technology domains and viewpoints. Finally, the business can tie all this together and implement SDAR.

This article will explore the different types of stakeholders an organization can have and their respective responsibilities.

SDAR is quite robust and can be a useful cybersecurity tool, even without accompanying SIEM and SOAR systems.

There are several distinct people and entities that are connected to an organization, each of which have their own unique expectations of the business. These same stakeholders also expect a convenient and secure experience when they interact with the business’ technology.