CISO • OPERATIONS

Incident Velocity

Measures how fast threats are occurring and how quickly the organization detects, contains, and resolves them.

What it shows

Incident Velocity focuses on operational tempo: new alerts per unit time, mean time to detect/contain, and whether response capacity is keeping up with exposure.

How it’s calculated

Alert ingestion rate from sensors, agents, and collectors (IT/OT/IoT).
Deduplication and correlation to reduce “alert storms”.
Containment timing (automatic vs manual steps).
Severity weighting (critical events influence velocity more than low).

What to do next

1
Confirm containment pathways
: which event types are auto-contained vs manual.
2
Tune noisy detections
by adjusting thresholds, allow-lists, and asset context.
3
Increase automation
for repeatable incidents (quarantine, access deny, traffic filter).
4
Use velocity spikes
as triggers for posture reviews and emergency patch windows.

KPIs to watch

MTTD

minutes

MTTC

minutes

Manual interventions

count

Why this matters to a CISO

AI only works if it’s trustworthy

If models drift or confidence drops, you’re flying blind. This keeps the AI layer honest.

Drift is normal in OT

New firmware, new shifts, new processes—all cause drift. You need to detect it early before it erodes detection quality.

Confidence drives automation

You can’t let AI auto-contain based on shaky confidence. This metric ensures automation stays aligned with risk appetite.

Feedback loops improve accuracy

Every analyst decision sharpens the models. This closes the loop between human intelligence and machine learning.

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