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Colonial Pipeline is Not Alone: Ransomware Risk in the U.S. Oil/Energy Sector

After last week’s catastrophic cyber incident targeting Colonial Pipeline, could more U.S. Oil and Energy companies be at risk of a ransomware attack? 

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What’s Most Notable in Biden’s Cybersecurity Executive Order?

In light of recent significant attacks targeting the U.S. government, the Biden administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on cybersecurity on May 8, 2021.

Overall, the EO starts to fill in some critical gaps in US government...

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Market-Changing Research Reveals Link Between Strong Cybersecurity and Stock Price

One of the biggest questions in cybersecurity now has an answer… and the implications are significant for investors, policymakers, corporate executives, and cybersecurity professionals alike. 

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U.S. Election Security, Part 1: Voting Systems Vendors’ Cybersecurity is Improving

Significant concerns have been raised about the security of the 2020 United States election. Hundreds of millions of dollars in Federal funding has been made available to state and local governments to improve the security of election...

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BitSight Data Highlights Vaccine Developer Vulnerabilities

As the biomedical community rushes to develop vaccines to combat COVID-19, malicious actors are seeking to steal the sensitive intellectual property that underpins treatment.

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BitSight Partners with OneTrust Vendorpedia to Offer Advanced Third-Party Risk Monitoring

When it comes to monitoring the third-party cyber risk associated with vendors, suppliers, and others, companies and organizations all over the world rely on BitSight and OneTrust Vendorpedia. When used together, the two platforms empower ...

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BitSight’s John Kelly Recognized by CRN as a 2020 Channel Chief

BitSight is proud to announce that John Kelly, BitSight’s vice president of global channel sales, has been named to CRN’s 2020 Channel Chiefs list. The annual award recognizes an elite group of IT channel leaders who drive the channel...

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The DoD’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Draws a Line in the Sand for Third Party Risk

Federal technology contractors hold the keys to our nation’s security in their networks, servers, and databases. Yet, recent incidents point to worrisome vulnerabilities that indicate increased cyber risk to defense contractors and the...

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Control and Accountability: The New Watchwords for Regulatory Compliance

The regulatory environment is evolving rapidly as national and international regulatory bodies attempt to keep pace with changing business models, technology infrastructure and continuously escalating cyberthreats. 

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