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Top 9 Cyber Risk Scenarios That Can Lead to Financial Loss in 2024

Pursuing a cybersecurity initiative takes more than a simple decision made by an organization’s chief information security officer (CISO). It requires resources, time, and, most crucially, buy-in from an organization’s key stakeholders, such as C-suite executives and board members. But trying to persuade the budget approvers while speaking in the technical language of cybersecurity can be off-putting. ‍

Cyber Exposure Management Meets the New SEC Reporting Requirements

The recent SEC breach disclosure rules place enormous pressure on CISOs. The new SEC disclosure requirements for public companies require companies to report annually on their cybersecurity risk management and governance efforts and publicly announce cybersecurity incidents that prove "material." Determining materiality may be one of organizations' most prominent challenges with the new rules. What exactly is a material cybersecurity incident?

How To Calculate Cybersecurity ROI and Communicate It to Executives

Organizational leaders have generally viewed cybersecurity as a costly yet essential business function and recognize that Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cyber leaders make strategic decisions to safeguard the company's digital assets. Still, until recently, these higher-level executives have never sought to make sense of the technical cyber activities in a broader business context, believing their value to be too complex to discern. ‍

Introducing the Cyber Resilience Scorecard

This week at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, SecurityScorecard published the first Cyber Resilience Scorecard, offering leaders and decision-makers a comprehensive and global view of global cyber risk. SecurityScorecard identified a strong correlation between a country’s cyber risk exposure and GDP, which underscores that a nation’s economic prosperity is deeply intertwined with its ability to navigate the complex landscape of cyber threats.

Identifying Blind Spots Through External Attack Surface Management

Did you know that 69% of organizations have experienced some type of cyber attack in which the attack itself started through the exploit of an unknown, unmanaged, or poorly managed internet-facing asset? Understanding the scope of your organization’s external attack surface is essential. You need to continuously manage your digital footprint to know where risks exist and how to prioritize vulnerable areas. Gain visibility into what an attacker sees and take informed action to reduce exposure and empower your organization’s growth and success.

Optimizing Returns from Your Cyber Risk Program

In today’s economic environment, nearly every department in every organization across the globe is being challenged to do more with less. Meanwhile, digital footprints continue to grow and sprawl and cyber attackers look to take advantage of vulnerable infrastructure. Organizations need to assess how they can be more resourceful as they look to maintain a best-in-class cyber risk program and continue to meet business expectations.

Unlock the Power of Attack Surface Management with Insights from a KuppingerCole Analyst

Join Vanessa Jankowski, SVP of Third Party Risk Management, and Greg Keshian, SVP of Security Performance Management, as they explore key findings from the 2023 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report for Attack Surface Management with John Tolbert, Director of Cybersecurity at KuppingerCole Analysts. In today's interconnected digital landscape, managing your exposure strategy for your infrastructure and your supply chain is paramount. They discuss strategies to fortify cybersecurity defenses and minimize risks.

The Security Performance Management Evolution: Interview with Bitsight's Greg Kesen & Dark Reading

In this Dark Reading News Desk segment, Bitsight's Gregory Keshian discusses external attack surface management and security performance management. Greg reviews how the emerging discipline of security performance management (SPM) can better secure a company's attack surface. He offers guidance for how to mitigate problems and enumerates the major catalysts affecting attack surfaces, and how governance frameworks can be incorporated to ensure organizational compliance with state and federal laws.