Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

A little over a year ago, the US SEC’s rules on cybersecurity incident disclosures were enacted, mandating that all publicly traded companies report material cyber events within four days after they had been determined as such unless exempted for national security or safety reasons. The rationale behind these rulings was that they would provide investors and relevant stakeholders with the information necessary to make more informed decisions, thereby leading to more realistically priced options.

Riscosity’s premier capability to automatically act upon any data type that organizations’ products are sharing with 3rd party vendors has been enhanced even further to support SFTP traffic. Now, any data type going over SFTP to any 3rd party vendor can be automatically blocked, redacted, or notified about.

Cybersecurity compliance refers to the practice of adhering to laws, standards, and regulatory requirements established by governments and industry authorities. These compliance regulations are designed to protect a business’ digital information and information systems from cyber threats, including unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction.

Cyber security monitoring is the practice of continuously observing IT systems to detect cyber threats, data breaches, and other security issues. By helping to identify threats early, monitoring solutions can help to mitigate attacks faster and limit the damage they can do. Monitoring solutions may track activity on networks as well as endpoints like individual laptops, mobile phones, desktop computers, and IoT devices.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX), enacted in 2002, is a U.S. federal law established to enhance corporate governance and strengthen the accuracy and reliability of financial reporting for publicly traded companies. SOX aims to protect investors and the public by enforcing stringent reforms to improve financial disclosures and prevent corporate fraud.

It’s every security manager's worst nightmare. A member of the IT department reaches to alert that malicious software has been detected on an internal network, and the hacker potentially has access to layers of sensitive data.

A third-party data breach is a security incident where an organization's sensitive data is compromised or stolen due to a vulnerability or cyber attack on one of its third party vendors. This type of breach happens outside the primary organization's own IT infrastructure but still impacts them, as the third-party vendor, contractor, or service provider has access to their data.

Cyber risk is the potentially negative impact to an organization when information systems fail or are damaged, disrupted or destroyed by unauthorized use or by cyberattack. In the world of risk management, risk is commonly defined as threat times vulnerability times consequence. The objective of risk management is to mitigate vulnerabilities to threats and the potential consequences, thereby reducing risk to an acceptable level.

Behavioural analytics in cyber security has emerged as a powerful tool for identifying and mitigating human risks. By focusing on how humans interact with systems, user behavioural analytics offer a proactive approach to threat detection, ensuring a more secure digital environment for businesses.

‍Managing risk is not an isolated process; it involves a series of coordinated efforts, sometimes spanning across teams, to identify threats, mitigate vulnerabilities, and ensure the organization remains resilient.