What Not to Measure (in the first 90 days)

harpischord gospel, algorave garage

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Walking through those boardroom doors, your first week as the chief
Got a briefing deck of numbers that might bring you grief
Vulnerabilities patched last month, five hundred forty-three
But the CEO just stares and asks "What's that worth to me?"

[Chorus]
Don't count the patches, count the value
Don't track the phishing, track the revenue
Those security numbers swimming in your head
Mean nothing to the business if the context's dead
What not to measure, what not to share
In your first ninety days, handle with care

[Verse 2]
Mean time to detect's impressive, down to forty-seven minutes
But without the business story, you're just spinning wheels within it
Tool coverage at ninety percent sounds mighty fine and neat
Till the CFO reminds you of the quarterly revenue beat

[Chorus]
Don't count the patches, count the value
Don't track the phishing, track the revenue
Those security numbers swimming in your head
Mean nothing to the business if the context's dead
What not to measure, what not to share
In your first ninety days, handle with care

[Bridge]
Click rates and response times matter in the end
But leading with these metrics makes you security's friend
Not the business ally that you need to be
Build trust first, then show vulnerability

[Verse 3]
Save those technical victories for your security team
While you learn the business language and the executive dream
Connect your cyber wisdom to their quarterly goals
That's how a CISO wins hearts and souls

[Chorus]
Don't count the patches, count the value
Don't track the phishing, track the revenue
Those security numbers swimming in your head
Mean nothing to the business if the context's dead
What not to measure, what not to share
In your first ninety days, handle with care

[Outro]
Build your program for the business, not security alone
Those metrics have their moment, but not from the throne

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