Research in the Five Hard Problems has led to innovative and interdisciplinary advances in cybersecurity. However, a disconnect exists in transferring the research into implementable industry solutions. For example, as of October 2016, 110 papers in the metrics hard problem have been indexed by the Science of Security1. An organization looking to improve its cybersecurity posture may be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of options; organizations who lack cyber expertise may shy away from implementing metrics altogether by not knowing where to start.
