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Implementing Security Metrics InitiativesElizabeth A. Nichols Ph.D. a & Andrew Sudbury ba Founder, board member, and CTO for ClearPoint Metrics, Inc.b Director of security metrics design and best practices for ClearPoint Metrics, Inc.Published online: 07 Jan 2007.

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