Driving security in a modern digital business

Overview
At Thoughtworks we present a practical Security Maturity Model that helps leaders understand and improve their organization's security posture. The model breaks security into progressive levels, showing how cultural, process, and technical improvements build on each other to reduce risk in modern digital businesses.

Key Takeaways

• A clear, four-stage maturity model that maps security practices to business outcomes.
• Practical steps to move from reactive security to a proactive, integrated approach.
• Guidance on aligning security investments with product delivery and engineering velocity.
• Tips for fostering a security-first mindset across cross-functional teams.

Who Would Benefit

• Technical leaders and engineering managers responsible for product security.
• Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) and security strategists.
• Product owners and business leaders who need to justify security investments.
• Architects and developers seeking a roadmap for incremental security improvements.

Frameworks and Methodologies

• Security Maturity Model (Thoughtworks)
• DevSecOps principles
• Risk-Based Security Assessment
• Continuous Delivery and Automated Security Testing