Implement and Optimize an Effective Security Management Metrics Program
Make your security analytics useful for governing your business operations & security program.
RETIRED CONTENT
Please note that the content on this page is retired. This content is not maintained and may contain information or links that are out of date.Without a right-sized security metrics program, your organization can suffer from the following:
- Wasted investments in maintaining ineffective security controls and processes.
- Overwhelming attempts to track irrelevant and unnecessary metrics.
- Stagnant growth plans as there is no evidence to support optimization.
Tracking and reporting the right security management metrics will lead to the following benefits:
- Increased visibility into your operations.
- Improved accountability.
- Better communications with executives resulting from the hard evidence of security performance.
- Improved security posture through better understanding of the effectiveness of the security program.
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Module 1: Establish the Baseline Metrics
The Purpose
- Understand how metrics can be valuable to your organization.
- Identify where your organization currently stands with respect to metrics and where improvements can be made.
- Determine which metrics make sense for your organization to track.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Increased visibility into the current metrics program.
- Understanding of an optimal metrics program.
- Narrowed focus on relevant metrics.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 1.1 | Discuss the value of metrics and different types |
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| 1.2 | Determine risk tolerance level |
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| 1.3 | Discuss target state of recommended metrics |
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| 1.4 | Conduct current state assessment |
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| 1.5 | Review gap analysis |
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| 1.6 | Complete Security Metrics Worksheet |
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Module 2: Develop the Metrics Program Roadmap
The Purpose
- Rather than tracking all metrics from the get-go, determine a staggered timeline to implement the metrics program.
- Make metrics more than just data points by providing context and analysis.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Make the metrics program more digestible and easy to implement.
- Discover how to make metrics valuable to provide insight into the organization’s security program.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 2.1 | Prioritize the suggested metrics |
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| 2.2 | Develop a metrics roadmap |
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| 2.3 | Create a library of metrics |
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| 2.4 | Discuss data sources and collection methods |
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| 2.5 | Understand how to make data useful |
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Module 3: Track and Report the Metrics
The Purpose
- Use the most appropriate tracking tools relative to your needs.
- Create a concise, valuable presentation to share key metrics.
- Optimize the program to avoid wasting resources tracking no-longer-relevant metrics.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Various tracking tools investigated.
- Clear and efficient presentation of metrics to management.
- Optimized metrics program.
| Activities: | Outputs: | |
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| 3.1 | Discuss methods of tracking metrics |
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| 3.2 | Prepare communication material to share findings with management |
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| 3.3 | Understand how to review the success of the metrics program |
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