SecurityScorecard Blog: Cybersecurity

62% of employed Americans are working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, a number that has doubled since mid-March. The sudden shift to remote work and the accompanying demand for digital capabilities, as well as other supply... Keep Reading

How catastrophic would it be if an attacker were to breach your SQL server and dump your organization’s data onto the public Internet? We’re willing to bet that the impact of such a breach would be dire. The Ponemon Institute’s 20... Keep Reading

Today, SecurityScorecard released a report that reviews the overall cybersecurity posture, including election-related infrastructure, of all 56 U.S. states and territories leading up to the presidential election. The “State of the... Keep Reading

2020 has brought countless changes to our personal and working lives. The sudden shift to remote work has created a new normal which, for IT and security teams, means engaging with new vendors and pivoting from longer-term goals t... Keep Reading

Moving towards a cloud-first IT strategy aligned with organizational business goals requires a digitally transformed cybersecurity program. When maturing security and compliance programs, organizations almost inevitably start with... Keep Reading

The U.S. federal government has one of the biggest supply chains in the U.S., if not the world. The United States government is dependent on contractors, using upwards of 4 million contractors to outsource tasks, provide services,... Keep Reading

Modern procurement processes incorporate multiple technologies to streamline internal enterprise processes. Whether using enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms or less sophisticated software, organizations increasingly leve... Keep Reading

The retail industry has been a long-standing target for hackers. As many retailers move toward cloud environments and organizations continue to utilize big data for improved customer experiences, they are opening themselves up to ... Keep Reading

Looking towards 2021, cybersecurity will continue to remain an organizational priority. Research from Cyber Defense Magazine estimates cumulative cybersecurity spending between 2017 and 2021 will be more than $1 trillion. Organiza... Keep Reading