Your First 90 Days as Security Lead, Part 2: Developing a Plan and Getting to Work

A practical guide for new security leaders detailing first-step activities: determine the organization’s security baseline and asset inventory, walk through user and customer experiences to find gaps, engage stakeholders about future needs, apply threat modeling and risk-based prioritization, and implement plans aligned to business impact. The article emphasizes transparency, cross-team collaboration, external assessments (bug bounties, penetration tests), and sharing knowledge with industry groups to build an effective and sustainable security program.