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Key Security Metrics CISOs Need for Business Alignment

📊 Measuring security performance is essential for CISOs who must demonstrate how security supports business objectives. The article outlines ten metric categories — including incident response (MTTD/MTTR), vulnerability "window of exposure," security awareness and maturity — and stresses choosing metrics that answer stakeholders' questions. Experts such as Richard Absalom and Frank Kim advise avoiding meaningless measurements and using metrics to prioritize work, allocate resources and communicate security value to the board.