Understanding Your Security Score
Learn how your security score is calculated and how to improve it.
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. A higher score indicates better protection and faster threat response.
The Security Score is displayed on your Dashboard as a circular gauge with color-coded indicator:
- Green: Excellent (85-100)
- Emerald: Good (70-84)
- Yellow: Fair (50-69)
- Red: Needs Attention (0-49)
| 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 |
Where to Find Your Security Score
Your Security Score is prominently displayed on the main Dashboard page:
- Log in to your Dashboard
- The Security Score card appears in the main content area
- The gauge shows your current score with trend indicator
- Below the gauge, view the detailed score breakdown
Security Score Ranges
Excellent (85-100)
Outstanding security posture. 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
Good (70-84)
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
Fair (50-69)
Basic security monitoring in place but significant improvements needed. Several areas require attention.
Characteristics:
- Some agents offline
- Open security events accumulating
- Some critical threats unresolved
- System health issues present
Needs Attention (0-49)
Critical security gaps detected. Immediate action required to establish basic protection.
Characteristics:
- Many agents offline or missing
- Multiple unresolved threats
- Critical threats left unaddressed
- System components unhealthy
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 |
Each factor is scored 0-100, then weighted to produce your total score.
Score Breakdown
The Security Score card displays a breakdown section showing:
- Factor Name: Each of the six scoring factors
- Individual Score: That factor's score (0-100%)
- Progress Bar: Visual representation of the factor's health
- Weight: How much this factor contributes to your total score
This transparency helps you identify exactly which areas need improvement.
How to Improve Your Score
Quick Improvements (Shown on Dashboard)
When your score is below 85, the Security Score card displays specific tips based on your lowest-scoring factors:
- 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 showing whether your score is:
- Improving (up arrow): No critical threats and good agent health
- Declining (down arrow): Multiple critical threats detected
- Stable (horizontal line): Score is holding steady
Track your trend over time to ensure your security posture continues to improve.
What's Next?
- 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