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Most Efficient Techniques for Quantifying Risks
With so many threats facing modern companies, knowing which threats to address first can be challenging. Risk quantification is a technique that assigns a numerical value to threats, so you can prioritize issues that are most likely to occur or cause the most significant harm. This method does not work for all cyber attacks. Quantifiable […]
August 25, 2023
How to Conduct a Vulnerability Assessment
Repairing a weakness in your IT environment is always easier than dealing with the consequences of that weakness — like, say, a massive data breach — sometime later. This means your security team must be proficient at finding those weaknesses and assessing your IT environment’s vulnerabilities. Those vulnerabilities can include weak passwords, poor patch management, […]
Tags: Cybersecurity
Rob Ellis Named Acting Chief Executive Officer of RiskOptics
Ellis to drive continued growth and customer success for GRC and cyber risk software leader San Francisco, CA – August 24, 2023 – RiskOptics (formerly Reciprocity), a leader in governance, information security risk and compliance, has named Rob Ellis Acting Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Ellis was one of RiskOptics’ first hires; he ran GTM […]
August 23, 2023
Cyber Insurance 101: 5 Things Senior Management Needs to Know
With ransomware attacks and malware attacks on the rise, cyberinsurance is more than a buzzword. Before purchasing, you need to know a few things.
Tags: Insurance, Risk Management
August 18, 2023
NIST CSF Categories and Cybersecurity Framework Tiers (Updated 2023)
One of the most useful and versatile frameworks to help organizations manage cybersecurity risk is the Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The CSF consists of best practices, standards, and guidelines to manage cybersecurity program risk. They provide a baseline to build your risk management protocols. This voluntary framework […]
Tags: Cybersecurity, NIST
Want to Reduce Your Cyber Risk? Increase Diversity!
A customer walks into a clothing store to purchase a pair of pants. The salesperson directs them toward ten racks, all filled with khaki pants. Some are slightly different colors. Others are hemmed differently. But overall, the pants are essentially identical: monotonous, repetitive and drab. The problem is, the customer wants jeans, yoga pants and […]
August 17, 2023
What is Cyber Insurance? (And Is It Worth the Costs?)
Cyber attacks have grown significantly over the last few years, and their cost to victim organizations marches ceaselessly upward as well. Now many of those victim organizations are learning the hard way that business insurance policies often won’t cover the regulatory fines from security incidents that are considered “preventable.” Hence the need for extra protections […]
August 11, 2023
Third Party Cyber Risk Management Best Practices
With organizations relying on external partners for so many services, but 54 percent lacking a complete list of third parties accessing their network, the risk of cyber threats via your third parties looms large. Hence third-party cyber risk management (TPCRM) is so important to safeguard operations. This article explores what third-party risk management is, how […]
August 9, 2023
Safeguard Your Business From the Risks of Social Media
In recent years, social media platforms have become invaluable tools for businesses to engage with their customers, reach a wider audience and enhance their brand visibility. From TikTok’s viral challenges to Instagram’s visually appealing content — and the ever-present Twitter and Facebook — these platforms offer unparalleled opportunities for organizations to connect with their target […]
August 8, 2023
SEC Adopts Cyber Disclosure Rule
As expected, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted new rules today requiring publicly traded companies to make more disclosures about the cyber risks they have and the specific cyber attacks they suffer. The final rules are largely in step with what the SEC first proposed last year: annual discussion of cyber risks in the company’s […]
August 4, 2023
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