BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

Back in May this year, President Trump issued an executive order banning US energy sector entities from acquiring electric equipment from foreign adversaries, citing potential cybersecurity threats.

There are layers of uncertainty plaguing security professionals when it comes to the time, money, and energy they spend focusing on their third-party risk management systems. Without the proper tools and analysis, it is hard to know if...

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.

As your attack surface grows and the threat environment becomes increasingly complex, it’s more important than ever to take a risk-based approach to cybersecurity. By doing so, you can focus your limited resources on the areas that have...

In our ever-evolving, dynamic cybersecurity landscape, new vulnerabilities are being exploited daily and potential threats can escalate very quickly. Expectations and standards of care are constantly in flux — and what constituted...

Today’s businesses can’t succeed on their own, which is why they turn to third parties to grow and stay competitive. However, these partnerships can introduce unwanted cyber risk.

The global cybersecurity market is currently worth $173 billion and expected to grow to $270 billion by 2026. Yet as organizations invest more in security technology, a new global survey by IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute suggests...

Given the recent security breaches and reported hacking attempts, it is increasingly important for companies to have a handle on their most sensitive data. Sensitive data can include employees’ personal information, customer information,...

If you’re running a third-party risk management program, you’re probably no stranger to pressure. Between business owners demanding vendors be onboarded ever faster, to the ever present threat of a data breach, there is a lot to worry...