‍Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common: they know how to manage business risks effectively, even as they evolve. Since the inception of the modern marketplace, and arguably before, innovative leaders have been able to assess their organizations' internal and external vulnerabilities and develop mitigation strategies accordingly.

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) warned that cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe. The agency urged water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water. According to the EPA, there are more than 150,000 public water systems across the U.S. serving over 300 million people—virtually all of which are administered and secured at local levels of government.

Bitsight was named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024 for a third consecutive time. Click here to download The Forrester Wave: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024. We are incredibly proud to be highlighted as a Leader, and our placement in this report is validation of our ongoing effort to help risk and security leaders identify exposure, prioritize investment, communicate with stakeholders, and mitigate risk.

Today, we’re proud to announce that Forrester has named SecurityScorecard a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Cybersecurity Risk Ratings Platforms, Q2 2024. Forrester identified the 10 most significant vendors in cybersecurity risk ratings and scored them based on the strengths of their current offering, strategy, and market presence.

In today’s modern business environment, nearly every organization partners with at least one third-party vendor or external service provider. Third-party service providers (web-hosting platforms, software-as-a-service companies, and other businesses that provide technology or services as part of a contract) allow organizations to focus on their primary business processes while reducing operational costs.

The simultaneous proliferation of outsourcing and increased interconnectedness of modern businesses has caused the third-party risk management (TPRM) landscape to evolve significantly over the last few years. Establishing a robust TPRM program is no longer just about managing risk across your organization’s third-party ecosystem or gaining an edge over your competitors.

The cybersecurity world is no doubt aware that the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has been experiencing issues over the last three months.

With economic sanctions being levied by the US against Iran and a trade war heating up with China, some security experts are cautioning that attacks targeting US critical infrastructure may be inevitable. Are electric utilities prepared to defend themselves and their facilities against these attacks?

It’s been a while since I’ve blogged. Things have been busy; Bitsight released a great report authored by yours truly on CISA’s KEV catalog. It’s really great if I do say so myself so I highly recommend going and giving it a glance.

We’re excited to share that we've expanded Vanta’s security and privacy training library with additional training modules, including AI Risk, Secure Coding, Insider Threat, and Social Engineering.