names of kpi for information security?

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asked 8 years ago

plz I am willing to implement KPIs for information security team.
help me to mention names of KPI that helps me to evaluate and follow security level , patches , sw in my infrastructure 
 

1 Answers
Aleksey Savkin Staff answered 8 years ago

Hello Rahma,
 
There are various aspects of IT security that can be measured. The question is what are your specific challenges, and what is your security strategy that addresses those challenges. It is a good idea to ask these questions before starting KPI search. Here is a guidance that will explain this approach to you.
 
As for the KPIs, for sure you can find some on the Internet. For example, here is a commercial pack of IT security KPIs.


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