BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

In 2019, cyber incidents will be the second most important global business risk. The more cyber incidents that continue to happen on a global scale, the more critical it is for users to understand how to classify the dangers that exist for...

In March 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) cybersecurity regulations — known as 23 NYCRR Part 500 — went into effect. According to the regulation, “any Person operating under or required to operate under a...

When it comes to data breach prevention, there are plenty of guides for reducing risk in the long term. While it’s definitely valuable to be working on a data breach prevention strategy with 6-month, 1-year, or 5-year goals, not every...

When it comes to security performance management within your organization, how do your security teams measure performance? If they’re using security ratings, they know that this objective, quantitative measurement is an effective place to...

Banks have always been at the forefront of enterprise cybersecurity. Their enormous stores of cash and consumer data have made them a top target for hackers, and the threat of financial losses, regulatory consequences, and reputational...

This past Tuesday, BitSight was named a Leader in The Forrester New Wave™: Cybersecurity Risk Rating Solutions, Q4 2018 evaluation. This report evaluates the current offering and strategy of vendors in a particular technology market, such...

October was Cybersecurity Awareness Month, which gave companies the opportunity to thoroughly examine their security and risk programs and identify where they can strengthen security practices. A BitSight, we talk about risk management...

On October 10, 2018, BitSight’s inaugural EXCHANGE forum, the premier event for security and risk professionals, took place at the Intercontinental New York Times Square. Over the course of this one-day event, distinguished business and...

Over the course of this blog series, we’ve addressed some of the major concepts surrounding third-party risk, as well as addressed some misconceptions. In this final post, we’ll continue to examine the last three of the top notions...