How Businesses Can Actually Move the Needle on Risk 

Let’s be honest. 

Most cybersecurity programs are drowning in tasks—and starving for clarity. 

Your team has a backlog of recommendations.
Your auditor gave you 42 action items.
Your MDR provider keeps sending alerts.
And somewhere, someone is still asking,
“Are we secure yet?” 

If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. 

The solution isn’t another spreadsheet or policy template.
It’s building a Security KPI framework that helps you prioritize what matters and track actual progress. 

Why Traditional Security Programs Stall 

We’ve worked with dozens of mid-sized organizations and seen the same challenges repeat: 

• Too many tasks, no scoring system 

• No single source of truth for status 

• Compliance efforts disconnected from technical implementation 

• Stakeholders unclear on what “done” looks like 

Without clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and ownership, security becomes performative—and audit prep becomes panic. 

What Are Security KPIs? 

Security KPIs are quantifiable metrics that help you measure progress, effectiveness, and maturity of your security program. 

But here's the key:
KPIs must connect back to business risk. 

Examples: 

KPI 

What It Tells You 

% of endpoints with EDR coverage 

Asset visibility and control maturity 

# of unresolved high-severity risks 

Exposure level 

% of completed compliance tasks 

Audit readiness health 

Time to close a security alert 

Responsiveness and triage effectiveness 

MFA coverage across apps 

Access security hygiene 

% of staff completing security training 

People risk posture