External and internal audits generate better insight into your data security, yet most employees flee from the process. Audits are cumbersome, time-consuming, and often feel peripheral to most people’s daily workload. Yet, several benefits of internal auditing make it a critical component of the long-term sustainability of your organization. However, mastering an efficient workflow for your audit management process, including risk-based internal audits, can make a significant difference.

Transport Layer Security (TLS) provides security for internet communications. TLS is the successor to the now-deprecated Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), but it is common for TLS and SSL to be used as synonyms for the current cryptographic protocols that encrypt digital communications through public key infrastructure (PKI).

If you’re developing a vendor risk management (VRM) plan from scratch or looking to scale your existing program, a cybersecurity IT risk assessment template can help you get started. Fortunately, you have options. In this blog, we’ve listed several templates, frameworks, and checklists that can help you create a personalized vendor cybersecurity IT risk assessment questionnaire.

Cybersecurity is a top risk for corporate directors to understand and navigate. The implications of cyber events for a company are many and growing: instantly damaged reputations that erode years of credibility and trust with customers and investors, impaired profitability from customer attrition and increased operating costs, lost intellectual property, fines and litigation, and harm to a company’s people and culture.

Efficient procurement is crucial to the success of any corporate organization. Hence, companies should consider strategies for effective vendor risk management. Strategic Vendor Management (SVM) continuously monitors and improves vendor relationships and exchanges. If a vendor performs only one task, SVM asks you to have that vendor perform multiple tasks instead, allowing for cost savings and mitigating cybersecurity risks.

Data drives the modern economy. The right type, amount, and quality of data lets organizations better understand their customers. This understanding enables companies to build more accurate customer profiles, design personalized marketing programs, refine retention strategies, and nurture meaningful long-term customer relationships. Simply collecting this data, however, is not enough. Data only becomes valuable when it is transformed into insightful information.

CISOs and security leaders are constantly being reminded that cyber risk is now a business risk. And at the same time, organizations are realizing the financial implications of not having cyber expertise on their boards.

Cyberint’s holistic approach offers unmatched visibility, in-depth threat insights, and continuous risk monitoring with an unparalleled market understanding, according to Frost & Sullivan. Tel Aviv, Israel – November 1st, 2023 – Cyberint, the leader in impactful intelligence, is proud to announce that it has been recognized as the “Company of the Year” in the Global External Risk Mitigation & Management (ERMM) industry by Frost and Sullivan.

The world had a security wake-up call recently. Organizations were alerted to nearly 100,000 exposed industrial control systems (ICS), potentially allowing an attacker to access and control physical infrastructure such as power grids, traffic light systems, security and water systems, and more. That’s not only a stark statistic but a critical call-to-action for organizations around the world.

Cloud platforms offer unparalleled scalability, flexibility, and cost-efficiency. However, the convenience and advantages of the cloud are accompanied by significant security challenges. Hackers are constantly trying to exploit weak cloud configuration settings, which is why it’s important to have visibility into the security of your organization’s cloud infrastructure.