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Percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, dedicated to manage IT resilience and risk
This measure calculates the percentage of IT operating costs, excluding depreciation/amortization, allocated to the process “manage IT resilience and risk" which involves…
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Total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates total cost to perform the process group "govern and manage product/service development program" per $1,000 business entity revenue. Total cost is the…
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Percentage of new product/service development projects launched on time
This measure calculates the percentage of new product/service development projects that are completed and made ready for marketing/sale on time, relative to the launch date…
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Average cost of a data breach
This measure calculates the average cost of a data breach in the organization. This Cost Effectiveness measure is intended to help companies understand this cost expenditure…
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Percentage of cybersecurity FTEs added/hired in the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage of cybersecurity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) added/hired in the past 12 months attributed to AI. Artificial Intelligence (AI) …
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Dwell time in calendar days
This measure calculates the dwell time in calendar days. In the context of cybersecurity incidents, the dwell time is the time between a successful incursion/compromise and…
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Average time in hours to investigate cybersecurity incidents
This measure calculates the average time in hours to investigate cybersecurity incidents i.e., starting from the time a security alert is escalated for investigation until…
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Percentage of cybersecurity FTEs having had skill requirement changes in the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage of cybersecurity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) today that had skill requirement changes in the past 12 months. Cybersecurity is…
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Percentage change in cybersecurity FTEs over the past 12 months
This measure calculates percentage change (added/hired or eliminated/redeployed) of cybersecurity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) (including contractors and outsourced…
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Average time in calendar days to detect cybersecurity incidents
This measure calculates average time in calendar days to detect cybersecurity incidents. Cybersecurity is defined as the ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace…
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Average number of learning days per cybersecurity employee
This measure calculates the average number of days per cybersecurity employee that are dedicated to learning. Learning days are simply the average number of days in a year…
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Percentage of cybersecurity FTEs eliminated/redeployed in the past 12 months attributed to AI
This measure calculates percentage of cybersecurity full-time equivalent employees (FTEs) eliminated/redeployed in the past 12 months attributed to AI. Cybersecurity is…
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Annual cybersecurity cost as a percentage of IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization
This measure calculates the percentage of IT cost, excluding depreciation/amortization today for annual cybersecurity cost. Cybersecurity cost (for IT and OT - where…
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Return on cybersecurity investment (ROSI)
This measure calculates an estimated return on cybersecurity investment. Cybersecurity is defined as the ability to protect or defend the use of cyberspace from cyber…
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Average time in calendar days to respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents
This measure calculates average time in calendar days to respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents. This begins when an incident has been detected and its scope has…