I am excited to share that SecurityScorecard is now formally a member of the Information Technology Sector Coordinating Council (IT-SCC). Established in 2006, the IT SCC is the principal entity for coordinating with the government on a wide range of critical infrastructure protection activities and cybersecurity issues.

The hybrid workplace is here to stay. If the past couple of years have proved anything, it’s that many workers enjoy working remotely, or like the flexibility of working from home part-time. Organizations also appreciate the benefits of a hybrid workplace; according to Gartner, 48% of employees will likely work remotely at least part of the time after COVID-19, as opposed to the 30% of employees who did so before the pandemic.

The term Governance, Risk, and Compliance (relatively known as its acronym ‘GRC’) is an integrated strategy for managing an organisation’s overall governance procedures, enterprise risk management, and regulatory compliance.

Risk assessments are essential to a risk management program. Risk assessments identify existing and emerging threats (either internal or external) to a company’s information systems, data, and operations; so the company can then respond accordingly.

While the digital world provides many benefits, there are also various risks involved within the third-party risk category. Also, the category of the risks can be quite long i.e. financial, environmental, security risk and reputational. Firms are often required to open their network and share data related to the company, employees, customers etc. which puts them at significant risk of cybersecurity issues, breaches and loss of sensitive data.

Brute force attacks are nothing new in cybersecurity. As far back as 2015 (eons ago, in technology terms) the global coffee chain Dunkin’ Donuts suffered a brute force attack that targeted nearly 20,000 of its customers. In this attack, cyber attackers used brute force to get unauthorized access to the accounts of more than 19,000 users and steal their money. Following the incident, Dunkin’ Donuts was slapped with a lawsuit, where it ended up paying more than $500,000 dollars in a settlement.

PII, or Personally Identifiable Information, is any information that directly or indirectly identifies an individual, such as name, address, payment information, or contact information. The U.S. The Department of Homeland Security defines a second category of PII: Sensitive PII, which includes Social Security Numbers, driver’s license numbers, Alien Registration numbers, financial or medical records, biometrics, and criminal history.

Vendors are a key part of every business and, therefore, every organization’s security. Yet, one of the biggest challenges for security and third-party risk management teams is tracking down their vendors. It’s no wonder that 65% of organizations don’t know which third parties have access to their most sensitive data. On top of that, vendor risk management teams need to worry about who their vendors’ vendors are – namely their fourth parties.

When was the last time you purchased a product that was in a container? If you are a typical consumer, you probably have done so in the last few days. There is an entire industry that focuses on these containers. Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) is an industry term for merchandise that is used and replaced on a frequent basis.

They’ve attacked hundreds of companies and government agencies leveraging just one software update vulnerability. They’ve triggered nationwide gas shortages and price surges all from one compromised password. And they’ve even poisoned public water supplies after INFILTRATING… an unused computer running on Windows 7 with no firewalls and an old password.