Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

It’s well known by now that cyber attacks and successful breaches have exploded in recent years. Accenture’s latest report on the state of cybersecurity notes that companies experience an average of 270 attacks per year. And Gartner warns that nearly half of organizations worldwide will experience an attack on their digital supply chains.

Bitsight and Google have collaborated to study global organizational performance across cybersecurity controls in the Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) framework. Amid heightened stakeholder demands, security leaders, board members, and executives are all asking how they can better inform their cybersecurity strategy through benchmarking, keep up-to-date with current cyber risks, and prioritize budgets and workforce readiness to meet the latest challenges.

Do you know what percentage of your vendors are at higher risk of ransomware attack? Can you drill-in to see exactly who? Or more importantly, why? Or how effective your vendor program has been in reducing risk to the business over the last 12 months? In the ever-connected world of partners and suppliers, vendors and even more vendors, the line between ‘their risk’ and ‘your risk’ disappeared. And what security and compliance teams need more of is not more data, but insights.

The emergence of cyber risk regulations like DORA, NIS2, and PS21/3 signals an imperative need for resilience. In a world where digital disruptions can cripple nations and economies, the industry needed a shift from reactive defence to proactive fortification. CISOs that demonstrate strong cybersecurity leadership, aligning with broader business objectives and proving a positive impact on the organization's bottom line, are better positioned to build trust with stakeholders and minimize cyber risks.

Cybersecurity readiness is the ability to identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats. Yet despite the daily headlines and warnings, organizations struggle to achieve cybersecurity readiness. Just look at the statistics: 78% of senior IT and security leaders lack confidence in their company’s security posture. And, despite increased investments in cybersecurity controls, nearly 80% believe their organization lacks sufficient cybersecurity protections.

Bitsight today announced its participation in the Microsoft Security Copilot Partner Private Preview. Bitsight was selected based on their proven experience with Microsoft Security technologies, willingness to explore and provide feedback on cutting edge functionality, and close relationship with Microsoft.

Amid a rise in regulatory pressure for cybersecurity leaders in Europe, with DORA and NIS2 as the most recent examples, cyber risk analytics are emerging as an instrumental tool in ensuring compliance. And there’s evidence that proves it.

Adaptive security is an approach to cybersecurity that helps your Security Operations Center (SOC) quickly adapt to the latest threats. By implementing adaptive security, your organization can evaluate and analyze behaviors and events in real-time to take preventative action before a breach.

Moody’s investment in Bitsight in 2021 was founded on the belief that cyber risk is business risk. Two years later - this foundational belief is clearer than ever by evidence of recent research developed by the two companies. This blog post is a reflection on the research progress made by the two firms since the announcement of the partnership.

Proxy services offer users the ability to rent a set of IP addresses for internet use, granting a level of online anonymity. Essentially, they make your internet traffic appear as if it's coming from a regular IP address while keeping the real origin hidden. Recently, our Threat Research team discovered a new malware sample, distributed by the PrivateLoader and Amadey loaders.