This issue presents Security magazine’s 2022 Security Benchmark Report; let’s dive deeper into the security performance metrics that are most impactful to security leaders’ organizations. 

The purpose of The Security Benchmark Report is to create a database to measure security teams and organizations versus their peers, both among the industry as a whole and among individual sectors, for even better comparison.

The 2022 Security Benchmark Report includes comparisons of all security functions, sector reports and top critical issues. This editorial report provides security teams with metrics they can use to measure their security functions against their peers.

Data from The Security Benchmark Report is broken down by sector to allow for specific security comparisons across various market sectors. For The Security Benchmark Sector Reports, you’ll see data regarding security’s roles, responsibilities and budgets broken down by sector.

Security professionals need to plan, operate and demonstrate risk reduction using reporting platforms — and a secured entry strategy can help.

Investigative techniques can help shift security teams from an organizational cost center to a value add.

Organizational security leaders should assess their application security posture and develop strategies to manage security vulnerabilities.

The Foushée Group’s Security and Compliance Compensation Survey Report will be readily available to security practitioners to ascertain if they are paid competitively. 

Hospitals and health systems can implement four cybersecurity best practices to adopt a security-first mindset and  enhance resiliency and security posture, according to a Fortified Health Security report.