As soon as I read the title of this article, I knew I would agree and I do.  Consistent, comparable metrics are a tremendous motivator.  They can help raise baseline expectations and start productive conversations about creative solutions to difficult problems.  I hope our industry, the world of IT security / compliance / risk management, can move in this direction sooner rather than later.

http://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/why-we-need-a-data-driven-cybersecurity-market/a/d-id/1328879