BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

These days, we often hear the word “quarantine” in everyday conversations--but quarantining takes on a different meaning when it comes to protecting your network. 

Often, when we discuss quarantining from a cyber security perspective we’re...

Cybersecurity is a critical risk that can materially impact a company’s bottom line. Unfortunately, investors are largely in the dark when it comes to understanding the cybersecurity of the companies in which they invest.

Recent BitSight research shows that 76% of healthcare organizations may be at increased risk of ransomware attacks due to poor TLS/SSL configuration management.

TLS/SSL certificate and configuration management presents a considerable...

Today’s opportunistic hackers are seasoned professionals who are getting more adept at exploiting your organization’s digital attack surface. To do this they employ a variety of attack vectors.

To protect your organization against cyber security risks, it’s important to have a cyber risk management program in place. But does your organization’s program take into consideration its entire attack surface – including the cloud?

Recent BitSight research shows healthcare organizations that display poor patching cadence can be up to 7x more likely to experience ransomware. 

Ransomware attacks on Scripps Health in San Diego, Ireland’s national health service, and...

Cyber risk management should be a priority for any organization. And while there are many measures your business can take to reduce cybersecurity risk across the enterprise, how do you discover and remediate unknown risks that may be...

A single unauthorized device being used on your network. An unsanctioned application someone’s accessing from their non-secure home PC. A small vendor with a seemingly insignificant vulnerability. 

All of these are seemingly small things...

Ransomware is rapidly becoming the most common form of cyberattack. According to the Verizon 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report, ransomware incidents have doubled year-over-year with headline-grabbing consequences. 

In early September, a threat actor leaked nearly 500,000 Fortinet VPN login names and passwords that were allegedly scraped from vulnerable devices last summer. The leaked credentials could allow hackers to access an exposed network to...

Cybersecurity is one of the biggest threats to global commerce in the 21st century.

By providing data-driven insights into cybersecurity, we can empower the marketplace to make better, risk-informed decisions and create a more secure...

With the average cost of a data breach in the U.S. reaching nearly $8.6 million, your organization can’t afford to ignore cybersecurity risk. Indeed, the need for security risk management is greater than ever. When cyber risk is managed...

It’s a question more people are asking with each passing day:

How do I know if I am at risk for a ransomware attack?Unfortunately, the fact that so many are posing this question reveals how unprepared many organizations are in the face of...