In the complex world of cybersecurity, one of the most significant challenges facing CISOs is to effectively communicate the need for and justification for investing in information security. These challenges often center around three key areas:

• Language and technical jargon: CISOs often have deep, specialized technical knowledge, while other members of the organization may not be familiar with key cybersecurity terms and concepts.
• Perception of cybersecurity: Cybersecurity is often viewed as a cost rather than a necessary investment to protect the organization. Lack of understanding of threats and risks can make it difficult to allocate adequate resources for cybersecurity.
• Investment justification: CISOs may find it challenging to provide tangible and understandable justifications for cybersecurity investments, especially when the benefits of prevention are difficult to quantify.

NNEAT is designed to take these challenges into account and offer simple, understandable and easily communicable solutions to the organization to make the CISO’s job easier. Here are some ways NNEAT significantly eases the communication challenge:

• Simplified information: NNEAT translates the complexity of cybersecurity into simple, easy-to-understand visualizations. CISOs can use these visualizations to clearly explain the state of cybersecurity to non-technical members of the organization.
• “Grade” security and offer prioritized recommendations: NNEAT provides a visual representation of the organization’s cybersecurity standing through the Threat-Aligned Defense Rating: TADR™. This score, based on internal data, provides a clear and understandable assessment of the security level. Additionally, NNEAT also provides a prioritized list of recommendations for improving cybersecurity, which can help CISOs effectively argue for the need for certain investments and actions.
• Based on well-established standards: NNEAT is based on well-established standards in the cybersecurity field, such as MITRE ATT&CK, MITRE ATLAS, MITRE CAR, and others. This means that the security recommendations and strategies proposed by NNEAT have a solid technical foundation and are not based on assumptions. This can help CISOs provide strong technical arguments to justify cybersecurity needs.

NNEAT is a tool that can significantly alleviate the communication difficulties CISOs face in their daily work. By providing simplified information, an objective cybersecurity rating, and recommendations based on solid standards, NNEAT enables CISOs to effectively convey the importance of cybersecurity and justify their needs to the organization’s senior management.