Current Security Trends in 2019

TrustedSec’s report provides an overview of security and risk-management trends, including the shift toward validated, semi-quantitative risk assessments; evolving incident response practices and threat hunting; improvements in SOC operations, orchestration, and automation; program-building challenges and vCISO demand; regulatory impacts (NIST, GDPR, CCPA, PCI); adoption and practical use of the MITRE ATT&CK framework; and growth in security research and red-teaming capabilities. The document offers practical insights for organizations seeking to align security controls with business risk and improve detection, response, and testing practices.