KPIs and Compliances for financial sector entities
- salil05
- Apr 29, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 30, 2025
Data Protection
Percentage of sensitive data stored in secured environments
Percentage of sensitive data encrypted at rest and in transit
Number of data loss prevention (DLP) alerts triggered
Number of unauthorized data access incidents detected
Percentage of endpoints with active data protection measures

Asset Management
Accuracy of asset inventory records
Number of legacy systems without security support
Percentage of critical assets identified and classified
Percentage of business applications under vulnerability management
Percentage of security updates applied to critical assets
Number of unauthorized assets detected on the network
Identity and Access Management
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) implementation rate
Number of unauthorized access attempts blocked
Percentage of accounts with least privilege access enforcement
Percentage of users with privileged access reviewed quarterly
Number of dormant accounts detected and deactivated
Security Operations & Threat Monitoring
Percentage of logs ingested into Security Information and Event Management
Number of security incidents detected per month
Number of successful cyber-attacks detected and contained
Percentage of systems monitored for suspicious activity
Number of security patches applied within SLA
Mean time to detect (MTTD) cybersecurity incidents
Mean time to respond (MTTR) to cybersecurity incidents

Incident Management & Response
Cyber incident response plan testing frequency
Number of cybersecurity incidents reported
Percentage of incidents investigated within SLA
Number of phishing attempts reported internally
Number of incidents escalated due to policy violations
Disaster Recovery (DR) and Business Continuity Plan (BCP)
Percentage of critical systems with active backup solutions
Disaster recovery (DR) drill success rate
Business continuity plan (BCP) testing frequency
Recovery time objective (RTO) compliance rate
Recovery point objective (RPO) compliance rate
Governance, Risk and Compliance
Cyber risk assessment frequency per year
Number of cybersecurity risk assessments conducted
Percentage of critical risks mitigated within SLA
Number of cybersecurity policy violations detected
Third-party vendor cybersecurity compliance rate
Percentage of business units with designated cybersecurity officers
Percentage of cybersecurity recommendations implemented
Percentage of risk-based cybersecurity reviews completed
Cybersecurity policy compliance rate
Number of regulatory non-compliance incidents
Training & Awareness
Cybersecurity policy acknowledgment rate by employees
Employee cybersecurity training completion rate
Number of internal cybersecurity awareness sessions conducted
Percentage of developers trained in secure coding practices
Number of internal compliance audits conducted per year
Percentage of employees who failed phishing simulation tests


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