Discussion Post: Strategic Planning
Just as quickly as new technology is developed, hackers find new ways to disrupt operations. As a result, security is an ongoing endeavor in all organizations. Strategic planning can help organizations be prepared to address new daily threats to information security. Moreover, many of today's organizations are adopting virtualization as a way to reduce their footprint in hardware costs and to improve their backup system capabilities at the client and server levels. At the same time, virtualization poses security risks that organizations need to consider as part of their strategic planning process.
Integrate at least two quality, academic resources (in addition to your textbook) on the role of strategic planning in mitigating information security threats, including those associated with virtualization. You may also use government websites, such as Cybersecurity from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
As you write this post, keep in mind your current organization's or a previous organization's strategic planning for information security, its infrastructure, and its training.
Respond to the following in a post of at least 200 words:
1) Justify the importance of strategic planning to an organization's information security.
2) Identify and describe the topics to be included in strategic planning for information security.
3) Specifically describe the security threats associated with virtualization.
4) Explain how strategic planning can help to mitigate the security threats associated with virtualization.
The response must include a reference list. Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.