Cloud computing is a powerful service, but securing its assets proves to be a difficult task by even the largest companies in the world. The average cost of a cloud breach is around $4 million, and it is vital that cloud workloads are as secure as possible. This article will explain cloud security and provide seven steps organizations should take when conducting their cloud risk assessment.
It’s estimated that 63.5 percent of the world’s total population—or 5.07 billion people—uses the Internet today, with a projected 30.9 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2025. (This means even more proving to CAPTCHAs that we’re not robots–good luck picking out all the fire hydrants in the grids!) With more people working from home, combined with a greater reliance on cloud services and ecommerce, the potential for cyberattacks has never been higher.
Cybersecurity is a trending topic among boards and executives. Yet, many organizations need more technical capabilities to prepare and respond effectively to cyber incidents and regulatory requirements. Let’s explore what cybersecurity professional services really are and how they can help take an organization’s security to the next level.
At SecurityScorecard, we like to look ahead and focus on the future. However, the past can also teach us some valuable lessons, particularly in cybersecurity. 2022 was quite an eventful year in the space, with many high-profile attacks, including full-blown cyber warfare. Out of all threats we saw this past year, a few stood out. This article will cover seven of the most dangerous cyber threats of 2022, in no particular order.
As demand for greater security visibility accelerates, SecurityScorecard Marketplace, the one-stop shop for trusted SecurityScorecard partner solutions, has gained significant momentum. In 2022, the Marketplace partner ecosystem expanded by 80% to now include more than 90 technology and integration partners, including OneTrust, Coupa, CSC, CrowdStrike, IBM, Splunk, and Snowflake.
A classic cybersecurity storyline: there is executive tension over cybersecurity spending, the company gets breached, and a blame game between the CISO and their peers ensues, resulting in the termination of the CISO as a form of remediation. Reports indicate that only 27% of CISOs stay in their role at a company for three to five years.
A third-party questionnaire is a list of questions that vendors complete to help organizations understand their vendors’ security posture, vulnerabilities, and compliance with industry standards (including, but not limited to SOC 2, ISO 27001, etc.). However, if this questionnaire is completed incorrectly, organizations can face a series of unknown third-party risks.
Cloud transformation and work from anywhere changed how security needs to work. Surveying done for the Verizon Mobile Security Index showed that 79% of IT and security professionals agree recent changes to working practices had adversely affected their organization’s Cybersecurity. One key reason modern working practices make security more challenging is each new SaaS application adopted by employees expands the attack surface and opens a new door for potential risks.
With over 90 thousand different state and local governments across the U.S., creating a unified approach to cybersecurity and defending all of these counties, cities, territories, states, and commonwealths is not only in each of their interests, but the national interest as well.
There’s no denying that multi-factor authentication (MFA) is an essential security measure that significantly improves an organization’s cyber posture. However, there is no silver bullet in cybersecurity. Though multi-factor authentication proves extremely helpful, determined and resourceful cybercriminals can still find techniques to bypass it. Let’s look at some frequently-used methods cyber-attackers leverage to bypass MFA.
