BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

The aftermath of a cyber breach can be costly. But just how expensive and where the brunt of that financial impact falls has been somewhat unclear, until now. 

With economic sanctions being levied by the US against Iran and a trade war heating up with China, some security experts are cautioning that attacks targeting US critical infrastructure may be inevitable. Are electric utilities prepared to...

A little over a month ago, Microsoft discovered a software security vulnerability that could ultimately lead to one of the worst cybersecurity attacks since 2017’s infamous WannaCry ransomware incident.

The past few years have shown us that the cybersecurity landscape has only gotten more complex, as massive attack after massive attack —WannaCry and NotPetya ransomwares, at Uber Technologies in 2016, from the Shadow Brokers group, and...

There are numerous areas of business and enterprise risk that have been measured for years in a standardized fashion — these include financial risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, and even IT risk.

Big risks can come from small, sometimes unexpected places. When compared to all the other vendors you need to manage, you might not think of an image container for apps as a high priority — but the recent breach of Docker Hub shows...

Recently, BitSight and the Center for Financial Professionals (CeFPro) released a joint report that explores how financial services organizations are addressing challenges associated with third-party cyber risk management.

When it comes to improving cybersecurity at your organization, there are some fixes that you can undertake with very little preparation. More robust remediation efforts, however, usually start with a cybersecurity risk assessment.

Today, disruptive risks are an area of focus for corporate directors worldwide. On a global basis, we face disruptions in areas like geopolitical volatility, economic slowdown, emerging technologies, cybersecurity threats, and climate...