Information Security Management Metrics

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Current State of

Security Metrics

An examination of the security metrics landscape reveals a tremendous diversity

of approaches and methods employed to achieve some degree of feedback. is

includes quantitative, qualitative, and a variety of hybrid approaches. While most

of the discernible approaches to security metrics are represented here, there are

undoubtedly security managers who have devised unique metrics solutions suitable

for their specific situations that are not represented.

is exposition is of necessity in summary form as most of the methods described

will by themselves fill a book. However, the depth of coverage of the va ...