#CIO, Cybersecurity - Key Performance Indicators for your effective management - Rate of Providers Dealing with Sensitive Systems

Managing cybersecurity is a crucial challenge for the smooth operation of businesses. To effectively steer these activities, it is essential to choose key indicators that provide a synthetic and proactive view. This facilitates communication with the #CEO and your ecosystem.

So, how do you steer your cybersecurity activities? Which performance indicators should you choose to have a synthetic and proactive view, in order to better communicate on the challenges of Cybersecurity with the CEO, the #Board, the General Management and the organization?

Let's review the main indicators for monitoring information system #security:

Rate of Providers Dealing with Sensitive Systems

#RateOfProvidersDealingWithSensitiveSystems: Evaluates the security of external service providers with access to sensitive systems.

This is generally considered a critical security indicator by CIOs and information system security managers: the rate of external consultants working on sensitive systems.

Even more crucial is the portion of external service providers occupying critical IT positions (network administrators, etc.), which should be reported annually to the CEO and the Board.

On this note, I recommend not exceeding a ratio of 20%.

Here are some key cybersecurity performance indicators:

• ???????? Vulnerability Rate
• ???????? System Availability
• ???????? Tracking Software Version Updates
• ???????? Number of Attacks
• ???????? Degree of Data Protection
• ???????? Incident Recovery Time
• ???????? Impact of Cyberattacks on Company Image
• ???????? Rate of Providers Dealing with Sensitive Systems
• ???????? Rate of Employees Sensitized to Cybersecurity
• ???????? Rate of Applications with Access Management Policies
• ???????? Level of Information System Compliance
• ???????? State of Organization and Security Governance

By monitoring these indicators, companies can assess and enhance their cybersecurity posture, thereby strengthening their resilience against potential threats.