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How to Justify Your Cybersecurity Budget
September 14, 2020
Organizations know they need cybersecurity, but security leaders still struggle to get the funding necessary. CISOs looking to justify their cybersecurity budgets need ways to prove return on investment, provide metrics for measuring success, and ensure continued year-over-year value.
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A Security Operations Center (SOC) Report Template for the C-Suite
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Patch Cadence & Patch Management Best Practices
August 31, 2020
Businesses can reduce vulnerabilities by implementing patch cadence and management throughout cybersecurity operations. Learn more about patch cadence and how it can help your business.
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Truphone Case Study
August 28, 2020
Information provided by SecurityScorecard is integral to Truphone’s business continuity management in securing the entirety of its supply chain. Streamlining operations through intuitive, customizable groupings of IPs, vendors, and data points saves time, while the added visibility Nuno Teodoro pointed out, “lets us sleep at night.”
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Calculating the ROI of Security Ratings.
August 24, 2020
It can be difficult to show leadership metrics that prove that you’re saving money because of incidents that haven’t happened. Fortunately, there are a number of qualitative ways to prove to your board and investors that your investment in security ratings is saving your paying off.
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What is a Third-Party Vendor? Tips for Managing Vendor Risk
July 23, 2020
A third-party vendor is any company or entity with a direct written contract to provide goods or services to your customers on your behalf. Explore 3 best practices for third-party risk management.
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How to Use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Assess Vendor Security
July 16, 2020
Learn how to use the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to efficiently assess vendor security for your organization. Read more on SecurityScorecard's blog.
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Negin Aminian
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8 Effective Vendor Due Diligence Best Practices
July 14, 2020
Vendors often have access to sensitive company information, so vendor due diligence is crucial to mitigating risk. Explore 8 things to consider during the vendor due diligence process.
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The 2 Types of Risk Assessment Methodology
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Miryam Meir
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How to Write Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Policies and Procedures
June 3, 2020
As organizations set out to mature their cybersecurity programs, vendor risk management (VRM) is a primary risk mitigation strategy. However, managing third-party risk becomes overwhelming, especially as they incorporate more cloud-based vendors to help streamline business operations. While monitoring used to be based on a “trust but verify” mentality, the modern move towards “verify then trust” requires organizations to pivot their programs and become more proactive. Writing third-party risk management (TPRM) policies and procedures needs to act as the foundational guidelines for creating an effective vendor risk management strategy.
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5 Ways Data Breaches Affect Organizations
May 18, 2020
While organizations often focus their attention on a data breach’s impact on their bottom line, there are several other other ways a cyber attack can impact a company. Read more on SecurityScorecard's blog.
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What Is a Cybersecurity Vendor Due Diligence Questionnaire?
May 5, 2020
A vendor cybersecurity due diligence questionnaire is a written assessment given to a vendor to gain a better understanding of their cybersecurity environment.
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