Security is fast-becoming a non-negotiable requirement for your business - and for your customers.

This guide provides five best practices for integrating information technology (IT) security effectively into your organization’s IT management and software development life cycle. Of course, every organization’s mitigating controls are contextual, so adopting all five may not be right for you. But if you allow these best practices to serve as a beacon, you will be more knowledgeable about information security and better equipped to plan and prioritize, as well as make critical decisions on outlays for time and resources. Each of the five best practices is a short-term investment for a long-term gain that delivers the best of both worlds: protection for your organization – and trust for your customers.