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# Security Metrics That Matter

# Security Metrics That Matter


**Category: Concepts & Methodology**


## Why Traditional Metrics Fall Short


Security teams measure reaction speed: MTTD (Mean Time to Detect), MTTR (Mean Time to Respond). These all assume the attack is already happening. A SOC can resolve 1,000 alerts a week and still miss the domain an attacker registered yesterday.


## Malanta's New Metrics


### Exposure Correlation Index (ECI)
How much of your external footprint overlaps with real adversary reconnaissance or staging? If ECI rises, attackers are seeing too much of you.


### Mean Time to Preempt (MTTP)
How fast do you shut down a threat before launch? Covers takedowns, blocks, configuration fixes. Short MTTP = you move faster than the attacker.


### Infrastructure Disruption Ratio (IDR)
What percentage of attacker infrastructure did you dismantle before it could be used? High IDR = attackers wasted their resources without ever reaching you.


## Making It Operational


1. **See your real external footprint** - Know what attackers see
2. **Correlate adversary signals** - Remove noise, focus on what targets you
3. **Track detection and preemption speed** - Measure the gap between "they registered it" and "you killed it"
4. **Show reduction over time** - Quarter over quarter, lower ECI, faster MTTP, higher IDR