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What are Security Awareness OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Writing good OKRs can be hard, especially if it's your first time doing it. You'll need to center the focus of your plans around outcomes instead of projects.
We understand that setting OKRs can be challenging, so we have prepared a set of examples tailored for Security Awareness. Take a peek at the templates below to find inspiration and kickstart your goal-setting process.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
The best tools for writing perfect Security Awareness OKRs
Here are 2 tools that can help you draft your OKRs in no time.
Tability AI: to generate OKRs based on a prompt
Tability AI allows you to describe your goals in a prompt, and generate a fully editable OKR template in seconds.
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Click on the Generate goals using AI
- 3. Describe your goals in a prompt
- 4. Get your fully editable OKR template
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Watch the video below to see it in action 👇
Tability Feedback: to improve existing OKRs
You can use Tability's AI feedback to improve your OKRs if you already have existing goals.
- 1. Create your Tability account
- 2. Add your existing OKRs (you can import them from a spreadsheet)
- 3. Click on Generate analysis
- 4. Review the suggestions and decide to accept or dismiss them
- 5. Publish to start tracking progress and get automated OKR dashboards
Tability will scan your OKRs and offer different suggestions to improve them. This can range from a small rewrite of a statement to make it clearer to a complete rewrite of the entire OKR.
Security Awareness OKRs examples
You'll find below a list of Objectives and Key Results templates for Security Awareness. We also included strategic projects for each template to make it easier to understand the difference between key results and projects.
Hope you'll find this helpful!
OKRs to enhance system security for robust protection
ObjectiveEnhance system security for robust protection
KRAchieve a 95% score in independent security audits validating system security protocols
Implement necessary updates and enhancements to address identified security gaps- Collaborate with external security experts to perform comprehensive security audits
- Conduct thorough review of current security protocols and identify areas for improvement
- Continuously monitor and evaluate system security measures to maintain a 95% audit score
- KRReduce number of security breaches by 20% through enhanced authentication measures
- Train employees on best practices for recognizing and avoiding phishing attacks
- Implement two-factor authentication system for all users
- Enhance password requirements and enforce regular password updates
- Conduct regular security audits to identify vulnerabilities and address them promptly
- KRImprove application vulnerability by reducing critical security issues by 15%
- Train developers and staff on secure coding practices and security best practices
- Implement regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on the application
- Update and patch software and libraries regularly to address security vulnerabilities
- Implement stricter access controls and enforce strong password policies for application access
- KRIncrease employee awareness through mandatory security training with 100% completion rate
- Enforce strict deadlines and reminders to ensure all employees complete the security training
- Create an engaging and interactive security training program for all employees
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the security training program by conducting regular assessments
- Implement a digital platform for employees to easily access and complete security training
OKRs to embed security consciousness in business operations
- ObjectiveEmbed security consciousness in business operations
- KRReduce security breaches by 25% through rigorous employee training
- Implement mandatory cybersecurity training for all employees
- Schedule regular refresher courses on data protection
- Update security policies and disseminate to staff
- KREstablish a quarterly security audit to identify potential vulnerabilities
- Schedule regular audits with a professional auditor
- Define the scope of each quarterly security audit
- Create a process to address identified vulnerabilities
- KRAchieve 100% compliance on mandatory security awareness training by all employees
- Organize regular training sessions for all personnel
- Monitor and document each employee's training progress
- Distribute security awareness training materials to all employees
OKRs to enhance application security knowledge and awareness among teams
- ObjectiveImprove application security knowledge and awareness
- KRIncrease the frequency of security checklist reviews by 50%
- KRConduct at least one security training session per team
- KRProvide secure coding guidelines and best practices to each team
- KRImplement a mandatory security certification program for all teams
OKRs to increase security awareness
- ObjectiveMake security part of our culture
- KRRoll out fleet management pilot to 30% of the company
- KR2FA is used on all 3rd party services used by employees
- KR100% of our employees have gone through security training
Security Awareness OKR best practices
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
The #1 role of OKRs is to help you and your team focus on what really matters. Business-as-usual activities will still be happening, but you do not need to track your entire roadmap in the OKRs.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Don't fall into the set-and-forget trap. It is important to adopt a weekly check-in process to get the full value of your OKRs and make your strategy agile – otherwise this is nothing more than a reporting exercise.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
Save hours with automated OKR dashboards
Your quarterly OKRs should be tracked weekly if you want to get all the benefits of the OKRs framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Spreadsheets are enough to get started. Then, once you need to scale you can use Tability to save time with automated OKR dashboards, data connectors, and actionable insights.
How to get Tability dashboards:
- 1. Create a Tability account
- 2. Use the importers to add your OKRs (works with any spreadsheet or doc)
- 3. Publish your OKR plan
That's it! Tability will instantly get access to 10+ dashboards to monitor progress, visualise trends, and identify risks early.
More Security Awareness OKR templates
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