Securing the Clicks Network Security in the Age of Social Media

Costs of Threats and Countermeasures

Once you’ve identified the costs of implementing controls, your next step is to estimate the costs of the threats you face based on your social media activities. In Chapter 4, we walked you through an assessment process for identifying potential threats. If you know those potential threats, you can utilize Tables 9-2 and 9-3 to analyze the potential costs of those threats and the countermeasures you put in place to counteract the threats. (See the Ponemon study for costs, http://www.ponemon.org/local/upload/fckjail/generalcontent/18/file/2010%20Global%20CODB.pdf.)

Table 9-2 Costs of Threats

Table 9-3 Costs ...