Cyber Risks

Cyber Risk Indicators

CRIs make cyber risks measurable and manageable — and are the foundation of data-driven TPRM.

Cyber Risk Indicators (CRIs) are measurable metrics that provide early warning of a change in the cyber risk of an organisation or supplier.

The most important cyber risk indicators

Proven cyber risk indicators in TPRM: number of open critical CVEs, time to remediate critical vulnerabilities (Mean Time to Patch), number of exposed services and ports, dark web leaks (credentials, database dumps), SSL/TLS certificate validity status, email security score (SPF/DKIM/DMARC), data breach frequency and severity, cyber risk score trend, and incident response time.

KPIs for cybersecurity

360TPRM calculates all relevant CRIs daily for every supplier — and shows trends over time for proactive risk management.

CRIs in regulatory requirements

NIS2 Art. 21(e) requires assessing the effectiveness of security measures — CRIs are the measurement instrument. DORA Art. 8 requires regular ICT risk assessments — CRIs provide the data foundation. ISO 27001 clause 9 requires performance evaluation — CRIs are the metrics.

No KPIs, no improvement

What isn't measured can't be improved. CRIs make cybersecurity progress and setbacks visible — at your own organisation and at suppliers.

FAQ

How many CRIs should you track?+

5-10 KPIs for operational monitoring, 3-5 executive KPIs for management reporting. Quality over quantity — a few meaningful indicators beat many irrelevant ones.

Can CRIs also be used for your own systems?+

Yes — 360TPRM can also assess your own organisation. That gives you a complete picture: your own posture plus all suppliers.

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