The Security Metrics CISOs Use Every Day
– Jeff Music
1. % Change in Vulnerabilities Over Time: This metric helps organizations to track the number of vulnerabilities in their environments and measure success in remediating them over time.
2. % Increase/Decrease in Security Incidents Over Time: This metric helps organizations track the number of security incidents occurring in their environment, enabling them to measure success in proactive security strategy implementation.
3. % Change in Total IT Security Investment Over Time: This metric helps organizations track the amount of money and resources invested in IT security over time, enabling them to measure the return on investment of their security initiatives.
4. % Reduction in Time to Detect Security Breaches: This metric helps organizations identify the average length of time it takes for them to detect and respond to security events and incidents, enabling them to measure their success in improving detection time.
5. % Change in User Awareness Training Completion Rates: This metric helps organizations track the number of users completing their security awareness training courses, enabling them to measure their success in educating users on security best practices.
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