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Overview of Security Metrics

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Abstract

Metrics are tools that are designed to facilitate decision-making and improve performance and accountability through collection, analysis, and reporting of relevant performance-related data. This paper provides an overview of the security metrics and its definition, needs, attributes, advantages, measures, types, issues/aspects and also classifies the security metrics and explains its relationship with risk management.

DOI 10.11648/j.se.20160404.11
Published in Software Engineering (Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016)
Page(s) 59-64
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Keywords

Security, Metrics, Advantages, Information, Measurement

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