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How To Calculate Cybersecurity ROI and Communicate It to Executives

Organizational leaders have generally viewed cybersecurity as a costly yet essential business function and recognize that Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) and other cyber leaders make strategic decisions to safeguard the company's digital assets. Still, until recently, these higher-level executives have never sought to make sense of the technical cyber activities in a broader business context, believing their value to be too complex to discern. ‍

Introducing the Cyber Resilience Scorecard

This week at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, SecurityScorecard published the first Cyber Resilience Scorecard, offering leaders and decision-makers a comprehensive and global view of global cyber risk. SecurityScorecard identified a strong correlation between a country’s cyber risk exposure and GDP, which underscores that a nation’s economic prosperity is deeply intertwined with its ability to navigate the complex landscape of cyber threats.

The Security Performance Management Evolution: Interview with Bitsight's Greg Kesen & Dark Reading

In this Dark Reading News Desk segment, Bitsight's Gregory Keshian discusses external attack surface management and security performance management. Greg reviews how the emerging discipline of security performance management (SPM) can better secure a company's attack surface. He offers guidance for how to mitigate problems and enumerates the major catalysts affecting attack surfaces, and how governance frameworks can be incorporated to ensure organizational compliance with state and federal laws.

Identifying Blind Spots Through External Attack Surface Management

Did you know that 69% of organizations have experienced some type of cyber attack in which the attack itself started through the exploit of an unknown, unmanaged, or poorly managed internet-facing asset? Understanding the scope of your organization’s external attack surface is essential. You need to continuously manage your digital footprint to know where risks exist and how to prioritize vulnerable areas. Gain visibility into what an attacker sees and take informed action to reduce exposure and empower your organization’s growth and success.

Optimizing Returns from Your Cyber Risk Program

In today’s economic environment, nearly every department in every organization across the globe is being challenged to do more with less. Meanwhile, digital footprints continue to grow and sprawl and cyber attackers look to take advantage of vulnerable infrastructure. Organizations need to assess how they can be more resourceful as they look to maintain a best-in-class cyber risk program and continue to meet business expectations.

Unlock the Power of Attack Surface Management with Insights from a KuppingerCole Analyst

Join Vanessa Jankowski, SVP of Third Party Risk Management, and Greg Keshian, SVP of Security Performance Management, as they explore key findings from the 2023 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass Report for Attack Surface Management with John Tolbert, Director of Cybersecurity at KuppingerCole Analysts. In today's interconnected digital landscape, managing your exposure strategy for your infrastructure and your supply chain is paramount. They discuss strategies to fortify cybersecurity defenses and minimize risks.

CRQ Journey Part 3: Communicable, Calibrated, Granular Results

My journey to finding Kovrr had been packed with headaches and puzzles that many CISOs still face today. Within a few short years of being the CISO at Avid, a content-creation software provider, I managed to implement tighter security controls and develop a framework that enabled objective progress measurement. ‍ However, I constantly faced an impasse when attempting to communicate these achievements with the board.

Shadow IT: Managing Hidden Risk Across Your Expanding Attack Surface

One study found that 65% of SaaS applications in use are unsanctioned. And 59% of IT professionals find SaaS sprawl challenging to manage. In other words, shadow IT risks are growing—but that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to hidden risks across today’s expanding attack surface. Missed software patches, outdated certificates, and stealth malware are some examples. Many security teams still struggle to keep their networks safe from ever-growing digital supply chains.