How to Measure Cybersecurity Effectiveness: KPIs, KRIs, and Business Impact

How to Measure Cybersecurity Effectiveness: KPIs, KRIs, and Business Impact

Struggling to prove the value of your cybersecurity efforts? In this episode of The ITSM Practice, Luigi Ferri shows how to turn cybersecurity metrics into business assets. Learn why measuring outcomes—not just activities—can elevate security from cost center to competitive advantage.


In this episode, we answer to:

What should you measure to show cybersecurity effectiveness in business terms?

How do ISO 27001 and NIST CSF influence security KPIs and KRIs?

How can vendor risk be quantified using security ratings?


Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

Safe website, article "Aligning IT and Cybersecurity: The Missing Piece in Business Alignment", link https://safe.security/resources/blog/aligning-it-cybersecurity/


Microsoft Security website, article "Overview of critical asset management", link https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-exposure-management/critical-asset-management


Bitsight website, article "Third-Party Cyber Risk Assessments", link https://www.bitsight.com/glossary/third-party-cyber-risk-assessment


ISMS.online website, article "How to Track ISO 27001 Milestones and Measure Success", link https://www.isms.online/iso-27001/how-to-track-iso-27001-milestones-and-measure-success/


ISACA Germany website, guideline "KPI Guide 2024", link https://www.isaca.de/images/Publikationen/Leitfaden/ISACA_KPI_Guide_2024.pdf


HighTable website, article "ISO 27001 Monitoring, Measurement, Analysis, Evaluation: Clause 9.1", link https://hightable.io/iso-27001-clause-9-1-monitoring-measurement-analysis-evaluation-essential-guide/


Rikkeisoft website, article "Data-Driven Security: Transforming Protection Through Analytics", link https://rikkeisoft.com/th/blog-th/data-driven-security-transforming-protection-through-analytics/


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Credits:

Sound engineering by Alan Southgate - http://alsouthgate.co.uk/


Graphics by Yulia Kolodyazhnaya

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