Measuring Program Effectiveness
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Prevention Metrics
- Time to patch critical vulnerabilities
- Employee security awareness test results
- Backup success rates and recovery testing
- Security control coverage and effectiveness
- Third-party risk assessment completion rates
Detection and Response Metrics
- Mean time to detection (MTTD) for ransomware
- Mean time to containment (MTTC)
- Incident response plan execution time
- Recovery point objective (RPO) achievement
- Recovery time objective (RTO) achievement
Continuous Improvement
Regular Program Reviews
- Quarterly security posture assessments
- Annual penetration testing and red team exercises
- Tabletop exercises and scenario planning
- Staff training and awareness programs
- Technology evaluation and updates
Lessons Learned Integration
- Post-incident analysis and documentation
- Process improvement recommendations
- Technology gap identification and remediation
- Training and awareness updates
- Industry best practice adoption