In today’s constantly evolving cybersecurity threat landscape, you have to do everything possible and then some to protect your critical data assets. Performing a vulnerability assessment and implementing a vulnerability management program can help your organization effectively deal with cybersecurity vulnerabilities. However, it’s important to understand the difference between vulnerability assessment and vulnerability management.

COVID-19 has us reeling from health, social, and economic shocks, but this isn’t our first global crisis. It is, however, the first in which cybercrime plays a starring role. The world has faced several pandemics in the past 100 years—several influenza pandemics including swine flu (H1N1) and Avian, or bird, flu, and HIV/AIDS—as well as economic depression and a number of recessions.

An FCPA compliance program checklist outlines the things an American company needs to check when it wants to do business in a foreign country to ensure it follows the guidelines of the U.S Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) of 1977. The FCPA is a federal law that aims to prevent all U.S. companies and their officers, directors, employees, and agents from making corrupt payments to foreign government officials to retain or obtain business.

Cyber attacks, misconfiguration, and data leaks are more common than ever before, as are cybercriminals. Our news cycle is full of first and third-party data breaches that expose the protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) of thousands or even hundreds of millions of people. Not only are data breaches more common, but they're also more costly. The average cost of a data breach is now nearly $4 million globally.

The average cost of a data breach is now nearly $4 million, and the unfortunate truth is third-parties are a significant source of cyber risk. These increasing costs are why cybersecurity vendor risk management (VRM) is a top priority for CISOs, Vice Presidents of Security, and other members of senior management, even at the Board level. In addition to financial costs, regulatory and reputational costs are increasing.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-37 revision 2 is a Risk Management Framework for Information Systems and Organizations: A System Lifecycle Approach for Security and Privacy. NIST SP 800-37 rev 2 was published in December of 2018 and describes the Risk Management Framework (RMF) and guidelines on how to apply RMF to information systems.

The news cycle is full of third-party data breaches and data leaks. And for a good reason, they often expose the protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) of thousands or even hundreds of millions of people. Cyber attacks and misconfiguration are more common than ever before. Organizations need to invest in tools to prevent data breaches and reduce cybersecurity risk: particularly risks that involve third and fourth-parties.

Cyber attacks, misconfiguration, and data leaks are more common than ever before. Our news cycle is full of first and third-party data breaches that expose the protected health information (PHI) and personally identifiable information (PII) of thousands or even hundreds of millions of people. Not only are data breaches more common, but they're also more costly. The average cost of a data breach is now nearly $4 million globally.

Third-party vendor data breaches are becoming an epidemic for organizations that themselves have solid information security programs. The Ponemon Institute has proven year over year in its survey that the cost of third-party data breaches increases with each survey. Many struggle with how exactly to hold third-party vendors accountable and enforce the same rigid standards and controls that they consume internally. The big question is: how do organizations prevent third-party vendor data breaches?

The average cost of a data breach is now nearly $4 million and the unfortunate truth is third-parties are a significant source of cyber risk. This is why cybersecurity vendor risk management (VRM) has become a top priority for CISOs, Vice Presidents of Security, and other members of senior management, even at the Board level. In addition to financial costs, there are increased regulatory and reputational costs.

Every day third-party data breaches and data leaks inundated our news cycle. And for good reason, the average cost of a data breach is nearly $4 million globally. This has led to organizations looking for ways to reduce cyber risk and prevent data breaches. Vendor risk management (VRM) is now a top priority for CISOs and other members of senior management, even at the Board level.

Every day the news is filled with third-party data breaches and data leaks. And for a good reason, they often expose the protected health information and personally identifiable information of thousands or even hundreds of millions of people. For context, the Ponemon Institute estimates that the average cost of a data breach is nearly $4 million globally.

If the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused your enterprise to make a sudden, rapid switch from an on-premises-centered business model to a diverse, dispersed network of ad-hoc home offices, you may have let security and privacy measures slide a bit.

The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) represents an information security standard designed for organizations that store, process, or transmit credit cards and are exposed to cardholder data. The card brands themselves have advocated for the PCI standard which is administered by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). Given organizations are interested in compliance, many ask the question “what are the PCI DSS Security Audit Procedures”?

The Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) framework was developed by Jack Jones. FAIR is a risk management framework championed by the open group that enables organizations to analyze, measure, and understand risk. The FAIR model evaluates factors that contribute to IT risk and how they impact each other while breaking down risk by identifying and defining the risk model. FAIR is most often used to establish probabilities for the frequency and magnitude of data loss.

Outsourcing, digitization, and globalization are three of the largest trends in the last 30 years. They've brought new products and services, increased specialization, lower costs, and improved access. But they've also introduced significant cyber risk. Particularly the risk of data breaches and data leaks. For perspective, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute put the average cost of a data breach at $3.92 million. The unfortunate truth is third-parties cause a lot of data breaches.

Outsourcing, digitization, and globalization have brought us new products and services, allowed for increased specialization, lowered costs, and improved access but they've also introduced significant cyber risk. Particularly the risk of data breaches and data leaks. And with the average cost of a data breach reaching close to $4 million dollars according to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, it pays to prevent them. The unfortunate truth is third-parties cause a lot of data breaches.

The amount of cyber risk the average organization is taking on has never been higher, a big part of it in the form of third-party and fourth-party risk. A household name reporting a data breach or data leak feels like a daily occurrence. And with the average cost of a data breach reaching close to $4 million dollars according to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, organizations are looking for new ways to prevent them. The unfortunate truth is third-parties cause a lot of data breaches.

Organizations are taking on more cyber risk than ever before and a large part comes in the form of third-party and fourth-party risk. The news is inundated with data breaches and data leaks and the average cost of a data breach has reached nearly $4 million globally. It's safe to say that the financial cost alone is enough proof to start investing in tools to prevent data breaches. The unfortunate truth is third-parties cause data breaches.

A vulnerability assessment or vulnerability analysis is the process of identifying the security vulnerabilities in your network, systems, and hardware and taking steps to fix those security vulnerabilities. A vulnerability assessment can provide information that your IT and security teams can use to improve your company’s threat mitigation and prevention processes.

Vulnerability Management is the cornerstone of information security programs. Cybersecurity practitioners leverage vulnerability management programs to identify, classify, prioritize, remediate, and mitigate vulnerabilities most often found in software and networks. Vulnerability assessments, while not mutually exclusive with vulnerability management, are generally part of a vulnerability management program in order to identify, quantify, and prioritize vulnerabilities in a system.

Outsourcing, digitization, and globalization have led to new products and services, increased specialization, lower costs, and better access for customers and organizations alike. They've also introduced significant cyber risk, particularly the risk of unintended data exposure in the form of a data breach or data leak. In fact, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute and IBM put the average cost of a data breach at $3.92 million.

Outsourcing, digitization, and globalization have created new products and services, increased specialization, lowered costs, and improved access for customers and organizations alike. The downside is they've introduced cyber risk. Particularly the risk of data breaches and data leaks. In fact, a recent study by the Ponemon Institute and IBM put the average cost of a data breach at $3.92 million.

A major problem with your information technology (IT) systems can totally disrupt your business, costing you time and money while you wait for repairs. An IT audit checklist helps ensure that your IT department has the necessary tools to secure your network and avoid these expensive repairs.