For CISOs

For the CISO who has to defend the number

The uncomfortable question in a board meeting is rarely about the strategy. It is about the statistic on slide four.

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Security leaders inherit numbers from vendors, analysts, and the press, then have to stand behind them in front of people who control the budget. When the source turns out to be a survey of two hundred self-selected respondents, the cost is not just the correction. It is the credibility.

Every edition gives you a claim, its actual origin, the sample it rests on, and a score you can cite. If a claim holds up, you get a defensible reference. If it does not, you find out before someone else does.

The archive matters more than any single edition. When a number resurfaces in a proposal eight months from now, it is already on the record with a score and a date.

How every claim is scored

Source quality0 to 20
Peer reviewed, preprint, self-published report, vendor material, or press release.
Sample and method0 to 20
Sample size, how subjects were selected, and whether the underlying data is available.
Independence0 to 20
Does the publisher sell the solution its own finding recommends.
Replication0 to 20
Has anyone independently reproduced it with a comparable method.
Drift0 to 20
How far the popular use of the claim sits from what the source actually says.

Full method at /method/. Every scored claim stays on the record.

Questions

Can I cite the score in a board deck?

Yes. Each edition publishes the source, the component scores, and the date, so the citation is checkable rather than borrowed.

How long is an edition?

Short enough to read before a meeting. One claim, one verdict, the component breakdown, and the call.

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