BITSIGHT SECURITY RATINGS BLOG

In his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama mentioned the importance of improving America's cybersecurity and what he believes it will take to make it happen. Below is a review of the most interesting statements and...

It's the time of year that every media outlet talks about predictions and resolutions. We've compiled a list of the most interesting and/or relevant information security predictions for 2015 and added a few of our own, courtesy of BitSight...

Today, we released a new study on retail industry security performance — just in time for the holiday shopping season! Considering all of the retail breaches that occurred over the last 12 months, we wanted to find out if retailers had...

Last week it was revealed that more than 53 million email addresses were stolen as part of the Home Depot breach discovered last September. Combined with the 76 million email addresses stolen in the JPMC data breach in June, we're talking...

Ever since the JPMorgan Chase breach was made public, companies have been watching closely to see the aftermath, the bank's course of action, and any best practices that may be developed as a result.

In this post, I've highlighted some of...

As we noted in an earlier post, businesses and organizations are tasked with meeting the new compliance standards of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Standards version 3.0 in the coming months. While these standards are meant to serve as a...

As it appears now, the entire Target breach may be the result of a compromised heating, ventilation, and air conditioning subcontractor that had worked for Target and many other retailers.

According to KrebsonSecurity.com, “Sources close...

As more and more details surrounding the Target breach continue to unfold, it's becoming evident just how complicated it can be for investigators and journalists to follow the trail of evidence left behind. The latest reports suggest that...

Many of the facts surrounding the Target breach still remain unclear, even as details continue to emerge publicly. We still don’t know what the final tally of breached organizations will be, but the list keeps growing. In addition to who...