BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

Last month, the EU NIS Directive (Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems) went into effect. This directive is the first EU-wide piece of legislation specifically focused on cybersecurity. Its goal is to “achieve a high...

On June 9th, a BitSight team participated in the annual Boston Pride parade for the first time. Boston Pride is a celebration of the city's LGBTQ community and its allies that brings thousands of marchers and spectators into the streets....

Recently, the National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) released a guide for federal agencies to apply the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to government affairs. This comes during a time of heightened attention on the government’s...

As the leader in security ratings, BitSight had a monumental year of growth moving into 2018 and we have no plans of slowing down. So far this year, 75 new employees have been hired globally with plans to hire more. This brings the current...

The implementation of many strict cybersecurity regulations and requirements (includingGDPR,NYDFS, and more) continues to increase on a global scale. 2018 has also brought about the continuation of strict cybersecurity regulations in the...

In today’s evolving cyber risk landscape, Boards of Directors are becoming increasingly concerned about their company’s security performance. In fact, the NACD has found that 89% of public companies and 72% of private companies regularly...

Last week, BitSight released our new Security Rating Snapshot report.

In February of 2017, Australia’s Federal Parliament passed the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017, amending the Privacy Act of 1988. These new mandatory breach notification requirements officially went into effect last...

It’s no surprise that cybersecurity remains a top concern for business leaders today. In fact, PwC’s 2018 CEO Survey showed cyber threats rose from its position as the #10 organizational threat in 2017 to #4. As such, the market for...