Security News > 2021 > September > The cybersecurity metrics required to make Biden’s Executive Order impactful

For too long, both the private and public sectors have not prioritized cybersecurity efforts enough and only acted in "Good faith" - an inadequate effort to improve cybersecurity.

Recently, President Biden issued the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, to set government standards and best practices for cybersecurity across sectors, and it is good to see the focus on automation.

To make meaningful change in our nation's cybersecurity posture, the federal government must make concise and quantifiable metrics for reporting and benchmarking.

When it comes to cybersecurity there are only two metrics that matter the most and show the vitality of your organization's cybersecurity posture.

The government must hold companies accountable for cybersecurity and to do so, these metrics must be put into action.

We wouldn't allow doctors to implant cardiac pacemakers from the 1990s, so why would we allow organizations to rely on cybersecurity tools from the same decade? If one thing is certain, it's that relying on tools designed for the birth of the internet is an inadequate way of keeping up with today's hyper-connected world and growing numbers of cybercriminals.

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