A vendor risk report provides stakeholders with a snapshot of your Vendor Risk Management (VRM) performance. With concerns over the threat of supply chain attacks growing, cybersecurity reporting is evolving towards an increased focus on Vendor Risk Management program performance. Board members and senior management want to know how effectively your VRM initiatives are identifying and addressing vendor-related security risks.

A cybersecurity report shouldn’t be feared. Instead, it should be regarded as an opportunity to demonstrate the effectiveness of your cybersecurity program, and while management is brimming with delight over your efforts, maybe also a chance to sneak in a request for that cyber budget increase.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2023—Nightfall AI, the leader in cloud Data Leak Prevention (cloud DLP), today announced a partnership with Snyk, a leading developer security provider, to offer developers AI-powered secrets-scanning capabilities. Snyk and Nightfall are partnering to co-sell Nightfall's DLP platform alongside Snyk's Developer Security Platform.

Effectively detecting, investigating and responding to security threats is not easy. SIEM can help — a lot. SIEM is cybersecurity technology that provides a single, streamlined view of your data, insight into security activities, and operational capabilities so you can stay ahead of cyber threats.

Cyberthreats and ransomware attacks can be crippling for public sector organizations. The cost of ransomware attacks in government often runs into the millions of dollars, which mostly stems from downtime and recovery (or in some cases, paying the ransom). A Sophos’ 2023 “State of Ransomware” report noted that in 2023 the K-12 education sector has seen the highest ransomware attack rate of any industry, with 80% of schools reporting a ransomware attack.

Third-party vendors can open the doors to growth and competitiveness, but they can also introduce operational, cyber, or financial risks. Whether you’re starting out or an established business, the process of selecting and onboarding a new vendor is a critical juncture that requires careful due diligence. But what information should you collect from your vendors, and how can you verify that it’s accurate?

As we announced earlier today, Nightfall is thrilled to team up with Snyk to provide a state-of-the-art security solution for developers working in every phase of the code-to-cloud lifecycle. But that’s just the “What”—now let’s dive into the “Why” and the “How.”

October is officially Cybersecurity Awareness Month in the United States but September was a good month for it, too.