Cybersecurity metrics are not just measurements of activity—they are the mechanism by which an organization explains how it protects patients, manages risk, and earns trust.
Introduction
Medical device manufacturers are generally proficient at generating cybersecurity data. Product security organizations produce data from product Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs), vulnerability management platforms, quality system action, regulatory process actions at scale. Yet many organizations struggle to translate that data into a clear story about risk, security posture, and business impact.
The challenge lies not just in collecting data and metrics, but in creating meaning. Technical teams often track activity and operational performance, while executives need insight into enterprise risk, regulatory exposure, product resilience, and patient safety. Without a common framework, organizations can become data-rich but insight-poor.
Written by and for medical device manufacturers, this paper presents a practical approach for transforming cybersecurity metrics into a structured risk narrative. Its purpose is not to collect more data, but to help organizations identify the metrics that matter, connect operational measurements to executive decisionmaking, and demonstrate how product security efforts reduce risk, protect patients, and build trust in medical technology.
Ultimately, cybersecurity metrics are most valuable when they do more than measure activity. They should explain how an organization is managing risk, improving resilience, and earning the confidence of regulators, customers, and patients.
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