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Defense in Depth

Telling Stories with Security Metrics

Jul 11, 2024
CEO Shirley Salzman from SeeMetrics discusses the purpose of metrics in storytelling, answering business questions, and effective communication. Experts touch on efficiency, challenges in security metrics, contrasting security mindsets, and tackling ransomware attacks. The importance of continuous monitoring, dynamic dashboards, and risk tolerance in security metrics are highlighted, along with a promotion for cybersecurity templates and metrics solutions by Cmetrix.
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Quick takeaways

  • Storytelling with security metrics enhances communication and buy-in from stakeholders.
  • Combining various metrics helps visualize the risk landscape effectively and track progress.

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Metrics as Narratives for Security Initiatives

Connecting metrics with storytelling is essential to communicate security initiatives effectively to decision makers. By creating narratives around security metrics, organizations can gain buy-in and ensure a better understanding of their security efforts among stakeholders. The challenge lies in aligning measurement and storytelling approaches within organizations to define and measure success.

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