BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

It may sound trite, but it's true; for organizations today, being breached is no longer a question of if, but when. In our recent analysis of security performance in the S&P 500, BitSight saw over 80% of the nation's largest organizations...

Today BitSight released a new BitSight Insights Report. Our objective in publishing these reports is to share findings from analysis conducted on the terabytes of security-incident data we gather on a daily basis. Due to our unique...

I just read a good article with a controversial title by Eric Chemi in Business Week, "Investors Couldn't Care Less About Data Breaches." Chemi asserts that based on the current stock behavior of eBay and the prior stock activity of...

BitSight is very excited to announce that we've been nominated for an Advisen Cyber Risk Award for Cyber Risk Innovation of the Year.

As a result of their major data breach late last year, Target has undergone a major house-cleaning to signify to the market just how seriously they are taking cyber security.

Originating from the French proclamations of Charles VII’s ascension to the throne after the death of Charles VI, “The King is dead, long live the King” speaks to the inevitability of succession. It is now not a stretch to think about the...

Businesses often undertake a check-box approach to cyber security by purchasing security products, meeting compliance standards and performing quarterly or yearly audits. While these methods have proven value, they are often not enough....

Healthcare security and how updated HIPAA/HITECH Act regulations are changing the nature of risk in that industry are hot topics right now. "The rules have made it easier for organizations to have penalties levied against them because of...