May 20, 2013, Melbourne, Australia – The KPI Institute, the global authority on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) research and education announces the launch of a new report in its 2011-2012 edition of its popular Top 25 series of reports. The series is based on research conducted through www.smartKPIs.com, which contains over 20,000 Key Performance Indicator examples, making it the world’s largest source of thoroughly documented KPIs.
Information security is concerned with protecting the information and the IT systems, assuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of data regardless of its form. KPIs refer not only to the quantity of IT security systems in place, but also to their qualitative implementation and their real security protection outputs. If confidential information about a business’ customers, finances or new product line falls into the hands of a competitor, it could have negative consequences on the company. Protecting confidential information is a business requirement and in many cases, also an ethical and legal requirement. For the individual, information security has a significant effect on privacy, which is viewed very differently from culture to culture.
The “Top 25 IT Security KPIs of 2011-2012” report provides insights in the state of IT Security KPIs performance measurement today by listing and analyzing the most visited KPIs out of the more than 100 KPIs in this category on smartKPIs.com in 2011-2012. In addition to KPI names, the report contains a detailed description of each KPI, as documented in smartKPIs Premium.
IT Security KPIs are grouped into clusters such as IT Incidents, IT Security Level, IT Security Policy, IT Security Awareness and Security Breach Effects. From these subcategories, IT Incidents, IT Security Level and IT Security Policy were the most popular of IT Security, in 2011. One of the most important benefits that this report brings is the international perspective on the most popular KPIs for IT Security Management. IT Security KPIs provide quantifiable measurements of factors determined to be important for the successful implementation of IT Security strategies. The skill in applying KPIs is in the selection of the optimum number and appropriateness of KPIs. The top 5 IT Security KPIs in this report are:
- % Information security objectives aligned with business goals and initiatives of the organization
- % Positive compliance audit reports from internal and external auditors
- # Incidents due to physical security breaches or failures
- % Information security-related incidents that impact the operational effectiveness of the business
- % Computers with latest anti-virus signature
By discussing the use of KPIs today, presenting the best practice in documenting them and listing the most popular KPIs of 2011, the Top 25 IT Security KPIs of 2011-2012 report is a valuable resource in promoting the informed use of KPIs or refreshing the existing performance measurement and management practice in any organization.
According to Aurel Brudan, The KPI Institute’s CEO “The Top 25 IT Security KPIs of 2011-2012 report is a synthesis of what smartKPIs.com is all about: it provides an overview of how IT Security KPIs are used in practice today, by combining input from the online community with analysis and insights from our research team.”
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ABOUT THE KPI INSTITUTE
The KPI Institute is a research, publishing and educational provider specialized in developing better practice in the use of KPIs. It developed the KPI Management Framework and runs five main research programs, dedicated to performance management, the Balanced Scorecard, KPIs, analytics and organizational strategy. Over the last 8 years, The Institute assisted over 5,000 organizations in finding solutions to their KPI needs.
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