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As Holiday Shopping Season Nears, Retailers May Be At Risk Of Ransomware

Recent BitSight research shows that 75% of retail businesses may be at increased risk of ransomware attacks as indicated by poor TLS/SSL configuration management. With the holiday shopping season upon us, it's more important than ever for...
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Moody's: Cyber Risk Quantification Is Credit Positive

We are excited to announce the availability of the Moody’s Investor Services 2022 Cyber Risk Outlook. The report, which leverages data provided by BitSight, outlines factors shaping the landscape for cyber risk in 2022. BitSight is proud...

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Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies and BitSight Partner on Cybersecurity Economics

We are excited to announce a new research partnership with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies (CCRS). Our joint research will analyze the relationship between organizational cybersecurity investments and risk reduction. 

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BitSight Algorithm Update: What You Should Know

BitSight is committed to creating trustworthy, data-driven, and actionable measurements of organizational cybersecurity performance. As part of this commitment, BitSight periodically makes improvements to our ratings algorithm. These...

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Independent Study Finds Hospitals With Low BitSight Ratings Have Greater Breach Risk

Hospitals are under cyber attack. Are they able to defend themselves? A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) provides brand new perspectives on the state of hospital cybersecurity...

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Facebook Outage Highlights Urgency For Third-Party Risk Management

Facebook and the apps under its umbrella, including Instagram and WhatsApp, were inaccessible for hours on Monday. The outage hamstrung the communications of billions of people, businesses, and other organizations.

Though Facebook is not...

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Enabling Global Investors To Make Better Risk Decisions

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.

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TLS/SSL Management Issues Increase Healthcare Ransomware Risk

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...

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Poor Patching Cadence Correlated To Healthcare Ransomware Risk

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...

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