The smart approach to selecting good cyber security metrics

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dc.contributor.authorSherif, Emad
dc.contributor.authorYevseyeva, Iryna
dc.contributor.authorBasto-Fernandes, Vitor
dc.contributor.authorCook, Allan
dc.date.acceptance2024-10-09
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-29T16:56:44Z
dc.date.available2024-10-29T16:56:44Z
dc.date.issued2024-10
dc.descriptionopen access article
dc.description.abstractWhen it comes to the need to manage cyber security, identifying and utilizing good cyber security metrics is essential. This allows organizations to manage their cyber risk more effectively. However, the literature lacks consensus on the properties and characteristics of good metrics. Hence, the objectives of this work are to explore and identify relevant technical metrics proposed by researchers in the cyber security domain, and then to assess them against the SMART (Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Relevant, and Timely) criteria to determine their feasibility and improve the quality of the selected security metrics. We identified 105 metrics, of which 23 passed the SMART criteria. The resulting set of metrics can be considered as a feasible set of metrics to implement. Additionally, we identified additional criteria that may be considered when assessing security metrics, most of which can be regarded as variants of the SMART criteria except two, wherein the metrics should be inexpensive to gather and independently verifiable via an outside reference.
dc.funderNo external funder
dc.identifier.citationSherif, E. et al. (2024) The smart approach to selecting good cyber security metrics. Journal of Internet Services and Information Security (JISIS)
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/24422
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherJournal of Internet Services and Information Security (JISIS)
dc.researchinstitute.instituteInstitute of Digital Research, Communication and Responsible Innovation
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCyber Security Metrics
dc.subjectSMART Criteria
dc.subjectProperties
dc.subjectAttributes
dc.subjectCategorization
dc.titleThe smart approach to selecting good cyber security metrics
dc.typeArticle

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