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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model: A Means To Measure And Improve Your Cybersecurity Program

Published: November 19, 2018•1 min read•GovPurchase Research Desk
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This briefing covers active market intelligence, regulatory guidelines, and tactical capture recommendations for federal and defense contractors pursuing opportunities in this procurement classification.

To truly be effective, a cybersecurity program must continually evolve and improve. The problem is, many organizations don’t have a clear sense of where they are today and how to improve for tomorrow. As Peter Drucker, the father of management, is often quoted as saying, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.”

In an effort to validate and measure their efforts, many cybersecurity organizations count the number of vulnerabilities they’ve closed in a given time period or report compliance with regulatory or industry standards. However, none of these approaches gives a true indication of your organization’s maturity, nor do they provide a framework for improvement. To measure and improve, cybersecurity organizations need to adopt a cybersecurity maturity model.

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