CISM Information Security Governance Practice Question
A CISO is designing a security metrics program for the board. Which TWO metrics are MOST appropriate for board-level reporting?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Security investment vs. loss avoidance
Mean time to respond (MTTR) and security investment vs. loss avoidance are strategic metrics that inform risk management and resource allocation.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Phishing simulation click rate
Why it's wrong here
Awareness metric, not board-level.
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Average patch deployment time
Why it's wrong here
Operational metric, not strategic.
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Number of firewall rules
Why it's wrong here
Too technical for board.
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Security investment vs. loss avoidance
Why this is correct
Demonstrates financial ROI.
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Mean time to respond (MTTR)
Why this is correct
Shows incident response effectiveness.
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