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Metricon X was held on March 21st and 22nd at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Jersey City, NJ. The theme of the conference was: “Metrics that Matters – Help Management with Decision Making and Improve Security Posture of the Organization.” The agenda, presented materials, notes, attendees and session descriptions follow. Chatham House Rules were in effect. Forty-eight (48) people attended.
This is the nominal text of Andy Jaquith’s opening remarks for Metricon X, delivered on March 21, 2019. It has been lightly edited for clarity and a few identities have been slightly disguised. The views expressed in this speech do not necessarily reflect those of my present or past employers.
I appreciate everybody coming today. It’s a great turnout for a conference that we rather deliberately did not advertise. If you’re here, it’s because you wanted to be here. You’ve self-selected.
The theme of the conference is “plus ça change…,” the second half of which is “plus c’est la même chose.” Colloquially: “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” So what we’re really here to talk about are the constants and the change. But because I suspect that we will have ample time to reheat some of the old chestnuts (the constants), I’d like to offer a few remarks on the changes — that is, notable happenings in the world of security metrics over the last 12 years.
Metricon X will be held on March 21st and 22nd at the Stevens Institute of Technology in Jersey City, NJ.
The theme of the conference is: “Metrics that Matters – Help Management with Decision Making and Improve Security Posture of the Organization”
The agenda follows. Chatham House Rules apply.
Securitymetrics.org was started by a group of obsessive security and risk professionals way back in the dark ages of security — the early 2000s. The first gathering of “security quants” was held in September 2006, with eight more conferences following, plus 6 mini-conferences. As Metricon celebrates its tenth conference, it is worth reflecting on a body of practice that is now well over ten years old.
Metricon X will be held in March 2019. It will ask and answer the following questions:
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