Large organizations have always focused on managing risk, but the technological breakthroughs that have enhanced our world in countless ways have also transformed how leading executives engage in enterprise risk management (ERM). The pervasive and ever-expanding threat of cyber crime means that comprehensive strategies for cyber security are now absolutely essential for all organizations.

Cyber risk management for the retail industry increases in complexity on an almost daily basis. Using Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) tools eases business operations by streamlining payment processing and inventory management. However, since automated tools connect to the internet, they add new risks that retailers need to mitigate.

Like deck building tabletop games, enterprise risk management (ERM) frameworks offer different strategies for determining risk and how to mitigate those risks.

In the age of digital warfare, successful businesses always stay connected with modern risk management techniques and also keep themselves abreast of a variety of risks that can affect their earning and business continuity.

A business wants to hire a vendor. However, this vendor does not meet policy standards and has requested an exception. The question you face is whether or not to approve or deny that exception request. What’s good for business sometimes comes with added risk. In fact, many incidents are the direct result of a policy violation. For risk management, and business needs, maybe the answer isn’t a simple yay or nay but a more nuanced approach.

UpGuard CyberRisk enables organizations to control and monitor third-party vendor risk in real-time and improve their security posture. Since we launched CyberRisk, our team has been speaking to users and evolved the platform into two new modules, BreachSight and VendorRisk. Combined with a redesigned user experience, UpGuard is easier to use than ever.

Defined as critical infrastructure, the oil & gas industry increasingly faces cybersecurity risks as nation-state cybercriminals attempt to undermine other countries. The integration of information technology (IT) systems into operational technologies (OT) creates a unique threat to the oil and gas industry that places both the companies and the public at risk.