“When Security Metrics Create a False Sense of Safety”

High Patch Rates Don’t Mean You’re Patched Where It Counts

Security teams report 95% patch compliance — but critical assets are often in the 5%. Metrics favor volume, not importance. Reporting success hides strategic gaps.

Login Volume Isn’t the Same as Threat Detection

Charts showing spikes in failed logins impress leadership — but miss the bigger picture. Many attacks don’t trigger failed logins at all. Login telemetry ≠ attacker behavior.

Alert Counts Reward Quantity, Not Action

Thousands of alerts look impressive in dashboards. But if response time and resolution lag, volume becomes noise. Measuring alerts without outcomes rewards inefficiency.

“No Incidents This Quarter” Often Means “No Visibility”

A clean slate on incidents may signal blind spots, not protection. Lack of evidence isn’t proof of security. If your tools don’t catch attacks — you report peace.

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User Training Completion ≠ Awareness in Action

99% training completion is a box-check, not a behavior shift. Phishing tests still fail. Real security culture requires reinforcement, not just LMS stats.

Metrics Are Built to Please Boards, Not Fix Risk

Most metrics focus on optics: green status, upward trends, reduced “risk.” But security isn’t a scoreboard — it’s a battlefield. Measurement must reflect reality, not narrative.

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