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The Art of Reducing Security Debt In 3 Key Steps

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital threats and cybersecurity challenges, organizations face a significant burden known as security debt. Just like financial debt, security debt accrues when organizations compromise security measures in favor of convenience, speed, or cost-cutting measures. Over time, this accumulated debt can pose serious risks to the organization's data, reputation, and overall stability.

Next-Generation Firewalls: A comprehensive guide for network security modernization

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Managing Cyber Risk in the Insurance Supply Chain

This week in London, SecurityScorecard hosted a roundtable discussion on cyber risk in the insurance supply chain. Keynote speaker Santosh Pandit, head of Cybersecurity at the Bank of England, shared his insights with 20 London-based insurers on managing cyber risk in the financial sector and the latest regulatory initiatives that may impact the insurance industry.

SecurityScorecard Identifies Infrastructure Linked to Widespread MOVEit Vulnerability Exploitation

New disclosures regarding the widespread exploitation of CVE-2023-34362, a new vulnerability affecting the MOVEit file transfer software, and the Cl0p ransomware group’s claim of responsibility for its widespread exploitation and the resulting data theft, have continued in the weeks since the vulnerability’s original publication.

Cloud security study reveals: over 50% of system failures are caused by human error and mismanagement

The past few years have witnessed a rapid surge in the use of SaaS applications across various industries. But with this growth comes a significant challenge: managing security and assessing risk in application connectivity.

A Warning for Startups and Zombie Companies

In this video, we delve into the struggles faced by businesses when overwhelmed with requests for help. The pressure to meet immediate demands becomes a burden when upskilling the staff proves to be a challenge. Despite our best efforts, the looming threat of a "Sticky Wicket" becomes apparent, especially as major players in the market start to fail and lay off their employees due to overextension. Join us as we discuss the concept of zombie companies and how low margins and excessive debt can hinder innovation and expansion.

CISOs and cybersecurity in an economic downturn: do more with less

The financial outlook for the rest of 2023 and 2024 is far from cheery, and economic uncertainty is affecting everyone and everything, including the cybersecurity sector. Security budget cuts or freezes are the course many organizations are tempted to take in this financially precarious situation. Conservative spending is a natural response to the present economic downturn and a possible recession knocking on our doors, implying fewer clients, lower profits, and higher costs.

Reddit and Extorted It: OpenAI Leaks and Paying for Ransomware?

Join Bill Carter and Robin Johns as they talk about the latest and greatest Cybersecurity topics and incidents happening across our digital landscape. In this episode we take a look at how Reddit has dealt with a recent data breach leading to personal information theft, and a hefty $4.5m demand to not leak the information, as well as how the OpenAI foundation has 100,000 ChatGPT user credentials available for sale on the dark web.