In April, 2008, the European Commission (EC) Advisory Board for Research & Innovation on Security, Privacy, and Trustworthiness in the Information Society (RISEPTIS) was established with the objective to provide visionary guidance on policy and research challenges in the field of security and trust in the Information Society. RISEPTIS has been supported by the EC-financed ‘Coordination Action’ project, THINKTRUST, whose objective it is to develop a research agenda for Trustworthy ICT.

This Information Assurance Technology Analysis Center (IATAC) State of the Art Report (SOAR) provides a representative overview of the current state of the art of the measurement of cyber security and information assurance (CS/IA).  It summarizes the progress made in the CS/IA measurement discipline and advances in CS/IA measurement research since 2000.  Topics addressed include: terms and definitions used to describe CS/IA measurement; standards, guidelines, and best practices for development and implem