Measuring Cultural Progress

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Measuring Cultural Progress

Culture change requires different metrics than traditional security:

Cultural Indicators:

  • Voluntary security discussions frequency
  • Unsolicited security suggestions
  • Cross-department security collaboration
  • Security-related water cooler conversations
  • Proactive threat identification
  • Security innovation proposals

Behavioral Metrics:

  • Self-reported incidents increasing
  • Verification procedures followed consistently
  • Password manager adoption rates
  • Multi-factor authentication usage
  • Clean desk compliance
  • Visitor challenging rates

Sentiment Analysis:

  • Security perception surveys
  • Culture assessment tools
  • Focus group feedback
  • Exit interview insights
  • Social network analysis
  • Engagement metrics