Normalize
Place the current supported result on a consistent 0–100 scale.
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Risk Compression Index
A 0–100 measure tied to current evidence.
The Risk Compression Index gives authorized users a consistent 0–100 view of the current cyber risk condition, but only when the evidence behind the reading is current and complete.
Use it to compare approved views and see whether the environment is improving or deteriorating as controls, evidence quality, and external pressure change.
Current measure
0–100
Normalized scale
Current
Evidence-backed
Comparable
Authorized views
What the index does
Make the current condition easy to read and compare.
The index summarizes the current condition on a consistent scale while keeping evidence freshness, completeness, uncertainty, and supporting detail available for review.
Track movement
Show how the measure changes as the underlying environment changes.
Show evidence quality
Keep freshness, completeness, uncertainty, and conflicts visible with the reading.
Compare authorized views
Use the same measure across organization and portfolio views while keeping each role's permissions intact.
Engine versus index
The engine explains why risk moved. The index reports the current measure.
Risk Compression Engine
Direction + change
Applies the Ford Model to current evidence to determine compression, expansion, Ford Boundary position, and the forces behind the movement.
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Current 0–100 measure
Presents the current 0–100 measure when the supporting evidence is sufficiently current and complete.
Inputs
Current Risk Compression Engine result
Current measured control state
Evidence freshness, continuity, completeness, and conflicts
Material changes affecting the organization or portfolio view
Authorized scope for the organization, portfolio, broker, carrier, or reinsurance view
Outputs
Risk Compression Index (0–100)
Current measured security condition
Change over time
Evidence quality and uncertainty context
Comparable authorized views across organizations and portfolios
A direct path back to the evidence and Ford Model result behind the reading
How to read the number
The number stays tied to the evidence behind it.
Every reading is tied to the evidence set, Ford Model result, scope, and timestamp that produced it.
The Risk Compression Engine explains direction and change over time; the Risk Compression Index reports the current normalized measure.
Freshness, completeness, conflicts, and unknowns remain visible with the reading.
Authorized users can compare organization and portfolio views while each role's access remains separate.
Underlying model
Want to know why the number moved?
Open the Risk Compression Engine to see the Ford Model, direction of risk, Ford Boundary, and the Enforcement, Proof Continuity, Decay, and Adversarial Pressure forces behind the current measure.