Could your choice of metrics be harming your SOC?

CSIRTS triage

What

Poor metrics can hinder the effectiveness of security operation centers.

Who is affected

Organizations operating security operation centers.

Urgency

Addressing this issue is important for improving SOC effectiveness.

Action

Review and improve metrics used in security operations.

AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.

Details

Source

NCSC-UK Publications (GB · national-cert · site)

Severity

unknown

Published

2026-04-27

Exploitation

Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blogs/could-your-choice-of-metrics-be-harming-your-soc

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