Someone likely told you to stand up or sit up straight at some point in your childhood. We buy ergonomic chairs and desks to help us maintain a healthy posture while we work. We have been told forever that good posture has benefits for our joint and muscle health. We instinctively understand how to straighten our stances and spines. But, a new kind of posture has recently emerged that is not as intuitive: security posture.

Without understanding what good security posture is and how we can measure it, being told to improve it is about as helpful as being told to "get better at security." While there is no 100% right one-size-fits-all way to approach security, mapping your goals against your current tools and processes is going to give you a much better view of how you can improve your security stance.