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Measuring Performance and Effectiveness

How do we know if the cybersecurity strategy we’ve employed is working as planned? How do we know if the CISO and the security team are being effective? This chapter will focus on measuring the effectiveness of cybersecurity strategies.

Throughout this chapter, we’ll cover the following topics:

  • Using vulnerability management data
  • Measuring the performance and efficacy of cybersecurity strategies
  • Examining an Attack-Centric Cybersecurity Strategy as an example
  • Using intrusion reconstruction results
  • Leveraging MITRE ATT&CK®

Let’s begin this chapter with a question. Why do CISOs need to measure anything?

Introduction

There are many reasons why cybersecurity teams need to measure things. Compliance with ...

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