BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

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...

Banks and other financial institutions are a proving ground for new risk management methods. High risk and intense regulations feed into a culture of serious, comprehensive security — a culture that has manifested in mature methodologies...

The retail industry has always been a favorite target of cyber criminals. We all remember major data breaches like those that affected Target, TJX, and Home Depot — but the truth is that retail security threats have been a daily concern of...

In a 2017 survey of almost 1,300 CEOs conducted by PwC, 63% of respondents said they were “extremely concerned” about cyber threats — up from just 8% in 2013.

Over the last several years, cybersecurity regulations (like NYDFS and GDPR) have placed pressure on the financial services industry to build and enforce some of the strongest risk management programs across any industry. These programs...

With every reported data breach or cyberattack, the cyber risk landscape gets a little more complex. Cyber criminals create new attack vectors, cybersecurity professionals develop new controls to protect their systems, the criminals get to...

Within the BitSight Security Ratings platform, we prioritize features that help organizations both identify and manage risks across their own networks and the networks of their third parties. BitSight now enables users to identify...

CISOs and other security leaders need buy-in from the Board and executive team in order to run effective cybersecurity programs. This requires communicating data about threats and cybersecurity performance in ways that are easy to...