Action Logement Services relies on the expertise of its teams to offer innovative solutions and address the diverse needs for affordable, quality housing.
- 3,000 professionals
- 13 regional delegations
- More than 150 offices engaged daily
Context and Challenges
Action Logement Services, a leading player in housing in France, faced a critical challenge: integrating cyber risk into the organization’s global governance by aligning it with other strategic risks. Cyber risk quantification emerged as a key method to bridge financial insights with security considerations.
Why Citalid?
To address this need for alignment and strategic oversight, Action Logement Services turned to Citalid for its:
- Strategic integration of cyber risks: Enabling cyber risks to be assessed and communicated at a governance level.
- Enhanced governance reporting: Providing actionable insights and dynamic risk maps for leadership decision-making.
- Threat-focused prioritization: Helping prioritize cybersecurity investments based on the most significant business impacts.
- Customizable risk modeling: Offering flexible tools to enrich and tailor risk scenarios with dynamic analysis capabilities.
- Business-centric approach: Translating operational data into realistic risk scenarios, bridging the gap between cybersecurity and business strategy.
- Adaptable continuity planning: Enabling the alignment of Business Continuity Plan (BCP) objectives with diverse risk scenarios.
Key Outcomes
The implementation of Citalid’s platform delivered measurable improvements in time efficiency, operational impact, and credibility in presenting cyber risks to governance bodies:
Significant time savings and improved efficiency:
- The platform streamlined data collection and risk assessment processes, allowing the CISO and BCP Manager to focus on strategic, high-value tasks. Automated risk mapping based on key inputs simplified reporting efforts.
Enhanced decision-making with clear, defensible metrics:
- Backed by robust, transparent models, the CISO/BCP Manager could justify recommendations with quantified, data-driven insights contextualized by dynamic threat landscapes.
Optimized budgets and improved flexibility:
- The platform enabled precise ROI assessments for cybersecurity initiatives, guiding investment decisions and validating their effectiveness.
Proactive risk prioritization:
- An evolving risk map and tailored recommendations provided a clear, strategic overview, enabling the prioritization of critical scenarios.
Improved communication with governance bodies:
- The platform elevated cyber risk discussions to a strategic level, fostering trust and transparency with decision-makers.
Conclusion
Citalid’s cyber risk quantification platform has empowered Action Logement Services to achieve new levels of strategic oversight, operational efficiency, and effective communication with decision-makers. This partnership exemplifies how advanced tools can seamlessly integrate cybersecurity into global governance frameworks.
For years, cyber risk was perceived as a technical issue confined to IT and cybersecurity. In reality, it impacts every aspect of the business, as IT dependency grows across all departments. Thanks to Citalid, we’ve raised awareness across the organization and successfully aligned cyber risks with broader strategic priorities.
For example, through simulated phishing campaigns, we’ve shown how subpar performance leads to tangible risks of incidents and associated financial impacts. With clear metrics and concrete scenarios, Citalid enables us to justify our security choices and communicate their financial implications to decision-makers.
This solution has become indispensable, allowing us to deliver compelling metrics and financial insights. In essence, Citalid has revolutionized how we communicate and manage cyber risk.
Features and Capabilities Leveraged
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Dynamic risk mapping and scenario modeling: -
Defense maturity profiling:
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Tailored recommendations with ROI analysis:
A versatile tool for testing hypotheses and projecting financial impacts of identified risks.
Benchmarking the organization’s defensive capabilities against industry standards and generating a vulnerability score.
Evaluating vulnerabilities and defensive strategies to maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
