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Each downloadable piece featured below is a fully-detailed, actionable resource that's part of a larger collection of cybersecurity content available to our clients in the IANS Insights Portal.

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Guide Privacy Operations

Privacy Engineering Framework Domain

This document is one of the 22 key principles found in the IANS Privacy Operational Framework for security teams. It provides baseline and enhanced guidance on how to integrate privacy engineering to support consistent and ethical decision-making in product and service design or deployment. 
Rebecca Herold- IANS Faculty
Rebecca Herold
Guide Privacy Operations

Privacy By Design, A Guide for Security Teams

Privacy by Design (PbD) redefines cybersecurity by embedding privacy protections directly into security architecture, making data privacy a core measure of a program’s effectiveness. This guide equips security leaders with actionable strategies, real-world case studies, and alignment tools to integrate PbD principles into daily operations and long-term frameworks like NIST.
Allison Miller, IANS Faculty and Lisa Perdelwitz, IANS Faculty
Guide Vendor Assessment

Mature Your AI Vendor Assessment Processes

This IANS guide helps security and risk teams confidently scale their AI assessment processes. Learn how to prioritize high-risk vendors, treat AI outputs safely, and streamline evaluations with a repeatable framework.
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Jake Williams
Report Management and Leadership

2024 Security Budget Benchmark Summary Report

Gain valuable insights from our fifth annual cybersecurity budget benchmark study, conducted in partnership with Artico Search. This comprehensive report draws on survey responses from over 750 CISOs across the U.S. and Canada, collected between April and August 2024.

IANS + Artico
Guide Security Operations

Design a Security Dashboard for Both Strategic Insight and Operational Clarity

This IANS guide shows how to design cybersecurity governance dashboards that deliver strategic value to leadership while providing operational clarity to teams. Learn how to highlight the right metrics, avoid common design missteps, and communicate risk with greater impact.
Elena Elkina
Briefing Replay Management and Leadership

Executive Communications Briefing Replay: Hackers Exploit MSFT SharePoint Flaw

Hackers exploited a zero day vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint to launch a global attack on govt agencies & businesses by compromising on-premises MSFT SharePoint servers.

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Jake Williams
Tech Briefing Summary Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

Scattered Spider Arrests, Microsoft Tightens Kernel Security, McDonald’s AI Bot Exposes Data

Access a summary of our July 17th Tech Briefing that dives into three major developments shaking up the security landscape. Download now for expert insights, actionable next steps, and a deeper dive into each story—all in one concise PDF. 
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Adrian Sanabria
Josh More
Adrian Sanabria
Guide Vendor Assessment

Tool Consolidation: When To Lean on the CrowdStrike Stack

This guide is a sample from the IANS Vendor Assessment Community that outlines when and why security leaders should consider consolidating tools onto the CrowdStrike Falcon® Platform. Learn how consolidation can simplify operations, reduce vendor fatigue, and enhance visibility without sacrificing protection. 
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Dave Shackleford
Guide Application Security

Accelerate Secure Adoption of Agentic AI

Agentic AI, autonomous AI that performs tasks and makes decisions independently, can drastically increase operational efficiencies but significantly complicates security and compliance. This guide outlines a clear roadmap and practical guardrails to help CISOs and security leaders as they plan for adoption of Agentic AI.
Jason Robbins