Strategy, Tactics, and Logistics as a Model for Security Program Success

This report uses the military concepts of strategy, tactics, and logistics to model common failures in cybersecurity programs, explaining the role of executive planning and risk measurement (strategy), field-level procedures and tool choices (tactics), and acquisition/HR/shipping processes (logistics). It outlines typical failure modes—such as conflicting programs due to poor strategy, missed procedural steps from weak tactics, and halted incident response from logistical gaps like missing equipment or expired licenses—and recommends aligning leadership, technical subject-matter expertise, and logistics to ensure effective, measurable security operations.