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The process of removing an association with a CIDR range can be time consuming and frustrating; in light of this, BitSight has created a program to facilitate and simplify the process.

Emotet is back in business, and BitSight's Threat Research team is continuously monitoring the evolution of this dangerous malware. See our latest findings.

What is a board cybersecurity committee? Learn why it’s more critical than ever and how your organization can establish one.

Discover how BitSight’s GPS vulnerability research can help your organization and third party managers reduce IoT device cyber risk.

Data exfiltration is the unauthorized transfer of data from a host device, such as an application, database, or server. Here’s how you can prevent it.

The addition of ThirdPartyTrust expands the BitSight TPRM offering to deliver an end-to-end third-party risk management solution for global vendor risk management teams.

Security ratings, or cyber security ratings, are a data-driven, objective and dynamic measurement of an organization’s security performance. Thousands of organizations around the world use BitSight Security Ratings as a tool to address a variety of critical, interconnected internal and external use cases at scale in order to enable more effective decision making throughout the global business ecosystem.

The NCUA Board approved a proposed rule that would require a federally insured credit union (FICU) to notify the NCUA as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours after they reasonably believe that a reportable cyber incident has occurred.

Ransomware can gain access to your network through your third party ecosystem - and it may be more likely than you think. Read our latest blog to learn the three most effective ways to defend against third party ransomware risk.

Give your security teams critical digital risk monitoring tools to discover, prioritize, and remediate risk across the expanding attack surface.

In the US, the Darkside APT group crippled the largest fuel supplier in the northeast, causing a system wide shutdown affecting nearly the entire US east coast’s fuel supply for several days. In Europe, a double whammy hit the Irish health system when the Health Service Executive, Ireland’s health care operator and its Department of Health suffered a ransomware attack forcing a shutdown within its IT infrastructure.

The health sector is regarded as a vulnerable sector to cyber incidents and crises. In the ENISA Threat Landscape report, it was found that more than 66% of healthcare organizations experienced a ransomware attack in 2019. “In 2019, 45% of attacked organizations paid the ransom. The 45% of organizations that were attacked and paid the ransom, half still lost their data.”

Learn how to onboard vendors securely and at speed with automated, data-driven insights into your vendors’ security postures.

BitSight has discovered six severe vulnerabilities in a popular vehicle GPS tracker (MiCODUS MV720) potentially allowing hackers to track individuals without their knowledge, remotely disable fleets of corporate supply and emergency vehicles, abruptly stop civilian vehicles on dangerous highways, and more.

Digital relationships with third-party vendors increase opportunities for growth, but they also increase opportunities for cyberattacks — a recent study found that 61% of U.S. companies said they have experienced a data breach caused by one of their vendors or third parties (up 12% since 2016). 

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BitSight has integrated with Archer to bring vendor risk management to the next level of efficiency. Learn what the integration can bring to your third party risk management program.