INTENT OVER TACTICS: A CISO'S GUIDE TO PROTECTING YOUR CROWN JEWELS

Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter

This article outlines a strategic approach to security by identifying and protecting your organization's “crown jewels,” the most critical assets, systems, or people. These may include intellectual property, CI/CD pipelines, backup infrastructure, or key personnel. Instead of reacting to specific attacker tactics, the approach emphasizes understanding attacker intent and designing layered defenses around the assets most likely to be targeted. The process is recursive, expanding protections outward from the crown jewel.