Understanding Your Security Score
Learn how your security score is calculated and how to improve it.
Your Security Score updates every 30 seconds and provides actionable improvement tips when below 85.
What is Security Score?
Your Security Score is a real-time metric (0-100) that reflects your organization's overall security posture. It considers multiple factors including agent health, threat detection, response effectiveness, and system health.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Real-Time | Updates with dashboard refresh (every 30 seconds) |
| Actionable | Quick improvement tips when score is below 85 |
| Trending | Shows whether score is improving, stable, or declining |
| Transparent | Full score breakdown shows each factor's contribution |
Security Score Ranges
- 🟢 Excellent (85-100)
- 🟢 Good (70-84)
- 🟡 Fair (50-69)
- 🔴 Needs Attention (0-49)
Excellent Security Posture
Outstanding security posture with comprehensive monitoring, all agents online, and no critical threats.
Characteristics:
- All agents online and healthy
- No critical threats unresolved
- Few or no open security events
- All system components operational
Continue regular monitoring and keep all agents updated to maintain this score.
Good Security Posture
Solid security practices with room for improvement. Most key areas covered with minor gaps.
Characteristics:
- Most agents online (>90%)
- Limited critical threats
- Some open security events
- Most systems healthy
Focus on resolving open events and ensuring all agents stay connected.
Fair Security Posture
Basic security monitoring in place but significant improvements needed.
Characteristics:
- Some agents offline
- Open security events accumulating
- Some critical threats unresolved
- System health issues present
Prioritize bringing offline agents back online and resolving critical threats.
Critical Security Gaps
Immediate action required to establish basic protection.
Characteristics:
- Many agents offline or missing
- Multiple unresolved threats
- Critical threats left unaddressed
- System components unhealthy
Address offline agents and critical threats immediately to restore basic security coverage.
What Affects Your Score
Your security score is calculated based on six key factors:
| Factor | Weight | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Agent Health | 25% | Percentage of deployed agents that are online and connected |
| Threat Response | 20% | Effectiveness based on number of open security events (fewer = better) |
| Resolution Rate | 20% | Based on critical threat count (no critical threats = 100%) |
| Coverage | 15% | Agent deployment coverage across your infrastructure |
| System Health | 10% | Percentage of system components that are healthy and operational |
| Security Hygiene | 10% | Overall security configuration and practices |
Score Breakdown
The Security Score card displays a breakdown section showing each factor's contribution:
How to Improve Your Score
- ⚡ Quick Wins
- 📅 Short-Term
- 🎯 Long-Term
Quick Improvements
When your score is below 85, the Security Score card displays specific tips:
| Factor | Improvement Action |
|---|---|
| Agent Health | Bring offline agents back online |
| Threat Response | Resolve open security events |
| Resolution Rate | Address critical threats immediately |
| Coverage | Deploy agents to more systems |
| System Health | Check degraded system components |
| Security Hygiene | Enable MFA for all users |
Short-Term Actions
- Deploy agents to remaining critical systems
- Resolve all open critical and high-severity threats
- Ensure all agents are updated to the latest version
- Configure alert notifications for faster response
Long-Term Strategy
- Establish incident response workflows
- Conduct regular security training for team
- Implement proactive threat hunting
- Review and optimize detection rules regularly
Score Trend Indicator
The Security Score card includes a trend indicator:
| Trend | Indicator | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Improving | ↑ Up arrow | No critical threats and good agent health |
| Declining | ↓ Down arrow | Multiple critical threats detected |
| Stable | → Horizontal line | Score is holding steady |
💡 Tips for Improving Your Trend
- Review daily - Check your score at least once per day
- Address criticals first - Critical threats heavily impact your trend
- Maintain agent health - Keep all agents online and updated
- Close events promptly - Don't let events accumulate
What's Next?
| Guide | Description |
|---|---|
| Agent Health Monitoring | Monitor and improve agent health to boost your score |
| Agent Troubleshooting | Resolve agent issues affecting your score |
| Dashboard Tour | Explore all dashboard features |