SecurityScorecard Blog: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity can seem intimidating, especially when you’re not already familiar with security and IT. There are so many threats and a lot of terms you need to know in order to understand the countermeasures that can help keep you... Keep Reading

Creating a resilient cybersecurity program means understanding your current security posture and knowing what you want your future cybersecurity posture to look like. In today’s constantly changing threat landscape, cybersecurity ... Keep Reading

Key performance indicators (KPIs) for a cybersecurity program include mean time to detect (MTTD), mean time to respond (MTTR), and mean time to resolve (MTTR). The faster an organization detects, responds, and resolves a security ... Keep Reading

We often measure the effectiveness of cybersecurity by the attacks we don’t experience, which can leave a nagging worry in the backs of our minds: is there a network security threat we’re missing? It’s a valid concern. Two-thirds... Keep Reading

Data can end up in the wrong hands whether it is sent through instant messaging, website forms, file transfers, emails, or other ways. When an organization fails to protect the sensitive data it owns or is entrusted with, it expos... Keep Reading

How many times have you seen someone act like a cybersecurity threat couldn’t happen simply because it’s never happened before? “This organization has never been the victim of phishing. Our employees aren’t clicking suspicious lin... Keep Reading

As companies increasingly adopt Internet of Things (IoT) devices to enable business operations, they also adopt the risks associated with these technologies. According to research done by members of the IoT Cybersecurity Alliance ... Keep Reading

On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) that aims to add more transparency into the software supply chain with recommended best practices and a pilot program for consumer software labeling aimed at improvin... Keep Reading

Organizations can no longer afford to wait until a threat is identified to start worrying about their cybersecurity risk management program. A cyber attack can cause a major business disruption across departments and severely impa... Keep Reading