Effective prioritization of security activities allows a balance to be struck between the cost to identify critical security issues and the cost to mitigate them. Budget constraints require security teams make daily decisions about which security activities are worth the cost, which is of particular concern in the current economic environment.

This talk highlights how to leverage offensive security expertise to enrich your organizations understanding of relevant threats and the most cost-effective paths towards addressing the risks they present. It will cover:

- The delicate balancing act security teams are required to maintain between spending money identifying security issues, mitigating those issues through security controls, and maintaining those security controls to ensure their continuing effectiveness.

- The importance of properly targeted penetration testing, emphasizing that finding and securing every vulnerability in an organisation is often both costly and unnecessary.

- A threat-informed approach to prioritize both testing and remediation efforts, ensuring that resources are allocated effectively to identify and address the most critical vulnerabilities.

Attendees will walk away from this talk with a clear understanding of:

- How to leverage offensive security expertise to identify realistic attack paths based on your organization's risk

- How to use this additional understanding to create impactful mitigation strategies that address your real world cyber risk, rather than simply tick a box in a benchmark.

- How to effectively prioritise spending on penetration testing and security audits for the best security outcomes