Security Metrics That Matter: The CISO Perspective
Determining the most relevant cybersecurity metrics has long been discussed, but as high-profile attacks and regulatory scrutiny increases, effectively monitoring the progress and continued risk in a security program is paramount. In this panel, CISOs share their challenges and experiences implementing and expanding a metrics program and offer insight into the nebulous task of selecting metrics that tell the story of security at your organization.
The discussion will highlight:
- Determining the most relevant metrics and why they matter
- Addressing challenges to access and track key security data
- Communicating relevant security metrics for unique audiences
Speakers
Parham Eftekhari is a recognized business executive in the information security sector with a lifelong passion for leadership, and community engagement. His expertise spans critical infrastructure technology and policy, business strategy and operations, executive advising, and thought leadership content initiatives.
Parham has published over a dozen information security reports, regularly engages with the media, and has contributed to countless briefings and events at institutions including TEDx, Congress, the World Bank, RSA, IFA+, (ISC)2, C-SPAN, and the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT).
Ed Harris is pursuing his Doctorate in Information Assurance and has 32+ years of Network and Security experience. Mr. Harris is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and has spent 12 years in academia teaching Computer Security at the University of North Carolina. Mr. Harris is a founding member of the Retail Cyber Information Sharing Center. He currently serves on the Cyber Security Scholarship Review Board for ISC2 and is an active member of FBI InfraGard. He is the past President of the ISC2 Chapter in Greensboro, NC, and is a former member of the National Security Council for the US Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Harris is a security evangelist, author, and international speaker and has spoken academically and professionally for more than 29+ years.