Security Risk Management - The Driving Force for Operational Resilience

Chapter 11Creating Visibility and Insights Through Effective Security Risk Metrics

DOI: 10.1201/9781003288084-13

11.1 A Vehicle Warning Light Analogy

Imagine the value you gain from the warning lights that you have in your vehicle dashboard, as shown in Figure 11.1 (Aksoy¹).

Figure 11.1 Ford F150 vehicle warning lights.

Your vehicle’s dashboard warning lights supply clear and concise indications of anything that could affect the vehicle’s operations. These warning lights are color-coded (e.g., red, amber, yellow, green or blue) to clearly show their degree of importance and to show the urgency of any follow-up actions.

• If you see a red warning ...