Template Instructions
Overall Layout and Design:
1. Main Sections:
- Divide the slide into three main sections: "Detect & Respond", "Quarterly Trends", and "Risk Management".
- Relevance: Segmenting the dashboard into these areas allows viewers to quickly locate information relevant to different aspects of security operations.
Section 1: Detect & Respond
Purpose: To provide a quick snapshot of the operational status and effectiveness of the security alerting and response processes.
1. Alerts & Events:
- Show totals for "Alerts Reviewed" and "Threats Triaged" with bold figures to draw attention.
- Relevance: Highlighting these numbers gives an immediate sense of the volume of security events being handled.
2. Alert Breakdown:
- Include a small table categorizing alerts by type to give a detailed view of alert distribution.
- Relevance: This helps in quickly identifying which types of alerts are most frequent and may require additional resources.
3. Metrics (MTTD, MTTR, MRT):
- Present these key performance indicators to provide insights into the efficiency of the security response.
- Relevance: Metrics like Mean Time to Detect (MTTD), Mean Time to Respond (MTTR), and Mean Time to Recovery (MRT) are crucial for assessing the performance of the SOC.
Section 2: Quarterly Trends
Purpose: To give an overview of the security posture over time and financial commitment to information security.
1. NIST CSF Maturity Score:
- Display the current maturity score and compare it to industry standards.
- Relevance: This score helps in benchmarking the organization against best practices and industry averages.
2. Quarterly InfoSec Spend:
- Show the budget allocated/spent on information security for the quarter.
- Relevance: It's important for tracking investment in security and for correlating spend with outcomes.
Section 3: Risk Management
Purpose: To highlight potential and existing risks to the organization's assets and operations.
1. Threat Vectors:
- List current threat vectors with reasons they are considered a risk.
- Relevance: Understanding 'why' behind each threat vector helps in prioritizing security measures.
2. Critical Areas:
- Identify and display critical assets at risk.
- Relevance: It allows the SOC team to focus their efforts on protecting key areas of the business.
Section 4: Assets (Footer)
Purpose: To summarize the scope of assets being protected.
1. ID Users, Endpoints, Virtual Machines, App Services:
- Present an at-a-glance view of the number of various types of assets.
- Relevance: Provides context for the scale of the SOC's responsibility and potential exposure.
Footer:
Data Timing:
- Include a timestamp for the data provided, adding context to the metrics.
- Relevance: Data currency is vital for understanding if the dashboard is reflecting the current state of affairs or if it’s outdated.