BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

Since creating the Security Ratings market in 2011, a core component of BitSight’s value to users has been providing industry-leading comprehensive visibility into malware communications.

Every day, BitSight monitors the global threat landscape in a constant effort to identify software that may be placing users and organizations at risk. The presence of malware — or simply potentially unwanted applications — in an...

Data breaches are a constant in today’s headlines, but in recent years the risk has been front and center of some of the most significant M&A deals. In 2017, Verizon discounted its acquisition price by $350 million when Yahoo belatedly...

Just like in previous years, BitSight will be at RSA Conference 2019 — and we’re looking forward to seeing everyone there. Join us from March 4-8 in the Moscone Center’s South Hall at Booth #3434 in San Francisco, CA — we will be demoing...

While many IT, security, and risk professionals have developed good metrics and visuals for communicating internally about cyber risk, such as the safety cross and pareto charts, reporting on cybersecurity to non-technical individuals...

In 2019, cyber incidents will be the second most important global business risk.  The more cyber incidents that continue to happen on a global scale, the more critical it is for users to understand how to classify the dangers that exist...

When it comes to data breach prevention, there are plenty of guides for reducing risk in the long term. While it’s definitely valuable to be working on a data breach prevention strategy with 6-month, 1-year, or 5-year goals, not every...

In the months since BitSight’s inaugural EXCHANGE forum inaugural EXCHANGE forum, we have been digesting and processing the incredible sessions and discussions that came about from this forum. It was a great event that brought together...

This quarter, BitSight released several new product features that enable organizations to more rapidly assess, prioritize and manage cyber risk. These new capabilities — the Portfolio Risk Matrix and Asset Risk Matrix — leverage BitSight’s