Measuring Incident Response Effectiveness

Measuring Incident Response Effectiveness

Key metrics for evaluating incident response programs include:

  • Mean Time to Detect (MTTD)
  • Mean Time to Respond (MTTR)
  • Mean Time to Contain (MTTC)
  • Number of incidents by type and severity
  • Percentage of incidents detected internally vs. externally
  • Cost per incident
  • Lessons learned implementation rate