TL;DR

Board-ready security metrics translate technical capabilities into financial risk and business outcomes. Boards need visibility across three dimensions: risk exposure, incident response capability, and governance compliance. Runtime application security contributes meaningful data points to these broader metrics, helping security leaders present more complete organizational risk assessments.

*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from AppSec Observer authored by Jake Milstein. Read the original post at: https://www.contrastsecurity.com/security-influencers/board-ready-security-metrics-that-actually-matter