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Virtual CISO Services: A Smart Solution for Modern Businesses

In today's dynamic cybersecurity landscape, businesses of all sizes face significant challenges in safeguarding their data and systems from cyber threats. As the need for robust cybersecurity measures grows, many organizations are turning to Virtual CISO (vCISO) services as a cost-effective and flexible solution to enhance their security posture. A Virtual CISO is an outsourced cybersecurity professional or team that provides the expertise and guidance of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) on a part-time or contract basis.

Evolving the Netskope Risk Exchange Ecosystem

The adoption of cloud services, hybrid workforces, the rapid emergence and use of generative AI (genAI) along with the evolving regulatory environment are forcing security and risk management (SRM) leaders to enhance their SRM spending. Gartner forecasts global SRM spending to grow 14% in 2024. Moreover, worldwide end-user spending on SRM is projected to total $215 billion in 2024, an increase of 14.3% from 2023, according to a new forecast from Gartner, Inc.

Do We Need Yet Another Vulnerability Scoring System? For SSVC, That's a YASS

The security world is awash in acronyms. As a niche in the security world, vulnerability, tracking, measurement, and management is no stranger to inscrutable collections of capital letters. We’ve got NVD, CPE, CWE, CVSS, EPSS, CAPEC, KEV, and of course “CVE”. The key goal of all these frameworks is to try to help folks organize information around vulnerabilities and assess how their presence might increase an organization's exposure.

Billington 2024: Key Cybersecurity Takeaways from the AI Age

SecurityScorecard had the pleasure of participating in the 15th Annual Billington CyberSecurity Conference – a key convening of policymakers and industry thought leaders in our Nation’s Capital. This year’s edition – Advancing Cybersecurity in the AI Age – included over 4,000 registrants and 200 speakers participating in 40+ sessions and breakouts. It would not be an emerging tech and government conference without an extra emphasis on AI.

Why MSSPs Are Short on Good External Risk Management Tools

If you’ve worked in the Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) industry for a while, you might remember the era when the MSSP tool set consisted only of internal risk management solutions – like software that scanned client endpoints and application source code. Those days are gone. Today, external risk management has become just as critical a part of an MSSP’s job.

CISA's Secure By Design: A Year Later

In April this year, the CISA Secure By Design initiative turned one. The initiative calls for the public and private sectors to work together to challenge and encourage software manufacturing companies to adopt principles to ensure their software is developed and produced as securely as possible. The initiative tracks seven goals that software manufacturers can pledge to develop and transparently track progress towards those goals.

Understanding Risk Management in Trading for Newcomers

Risk management is a crucial pillar of successful trading, especially for newcomers navigating the often volatile financial markets. At its core, risk management involves identifying, assessing, and prioritizing risks to minimize potential losses. New traders should start by determining their risk tolerance - an understanding of how much they can afford to lose without jeopardizing their financial stability. Keeping a crypto trading diary can also help in tracking decisions and outcomes, which is essential for improving one's approach to risk management.

Vanta Delivers: Introducing New Products for the Future of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC)

Empowering GRC teams to make their security and compliance continuous and automated. Announcing Report Center, enhancements to Vendor Risk Management (VRM), and market-leading milestones for integrations and frameworks.