SecurityScorecard Blog: Risk Mitigation / Management

Many organizations recognize that SecurityScorecard is a highly effective weapon in the cybersecurity toolkit for a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), but the link to the legal and compliance departments is often less well... Keep Reading

What can your organization do to better protect against cyberattacks and data breaches? A good first step is to prepare a cybersecurity risk assessment. This assessment involves identifying information assets that might be target... Keep Reading

Cyber security performance can be a challenge to manage. For one thing, the usual performance management indicators — cost and revenue — don’t apply. For another, the field is always changing; new technologies evolve a... Keep Reading

In today's interconnected business world, it's common for companies to share various data with vendors. Maybe your company shares customer data with marketing companies. Maybe you share data with a company that handles billing and... Keep Reading

Developing a cyber security risk management plan is essential to protecting your company's data and networks. The more comprehensive the plan, the better you can secure your digital assets. How good is your current cyber securit... Keep Reading

Data breaches can be frightening; they result in financial loss, loss of customer trust, and their effects can be felt for years. According to Ponemon’s latest Cost of a Data Breach report, one-third of data breach costs occur mor... Keep Reading

Risk management is the process of identifying potential risks, assessing the impact of those risks, and planning how to respond if the risks become reality. It is important for every organization, no matter the size or industry, t... Keep Reading

Performing a cyber security risk analysis helps your company identify, manage, and safeguard data, information, and assets that could be vulnerable to a cyberattack. Such analysis helps you identify systems and resources, determin... Keep Reading

Can you afford a data breach by a third party vendor? Chances are, you can’t. Third party breaches cost more than in-house breaches, to the tune of $13 more per compromised record, according to Ponemon’s 2018 Cost of a Data Breach... Keep Reading