Providing appropriate security in the ever changing environment is a challenge. To help yourself you need to establish a 'frame of reference' against which you can assess your current state, plan progress and understand the effect of change.
There are many alternative approaches/view as to what this 'frame of reference' might be or look like. In the majority of cases these tend to be incomplete either in themselves or in their implementation.
I dont profess to have the full answer but believe that I provide a reasonable alternative on this site.
OSSTMM Version 3 Release
ISECOM is pleased to announce the released of OSSTMM v3 to the public. Visit www.osstmm.org for more information.