Aligning Security and Business Goals

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As an information security manager, aligning security and business goals is a critical aspect of maintaining the security of the organization's information systems while ensuring the smooth operation of business processes. The best course of action to achieve this alignment is to actively engage with stakeholders.

Option A, reviewing the business strategy, can help identify business goals, but it does not necessarily lead to aligning security goals with business goals. A business strategy is typically broad and not specific enough to provide actionable security goals.

Option C, conducting a business impact analysis, can identify the criticality of business processes and help prioritize security efforts. However, it is not the best course of action to align security goals with business goals. A business impact analysis provides information on how the business might be affected if a system were to fail or be compromised.

Option D, defining key performance indicators (KPIs), is a critical step in measuring the effectiveness of security controls. However, it does not necessarily align security goals with business goals. KPIs should be developed in collaboration with stakeholders to ensure that they are aligned with business goals.

Active engagement with stakeholders (Option B) is the best course of action for aligning security and business goals. Stakeholders include business unit leaders, executives, and IT leaders. Engaging with stakeholders can help to identify the organization's critical business processes and assets, as well as the security risks and controls required to protect them. By involving stakeholders, security goals can be aligned with business goals to ensure that security controls are implemented to support and enable the organization's objectives.

In summary, active engagement with stakeholders is the best course of action for an information security manager to align security and business goals.