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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, managing cyber risk has become essential for sustaining corporate growth and resilience. Cyber risk management requires balancing corporate growth against the evolving tactics of threat actors and governmental regulations – a daunting task that requires continuous measurement and strategic reflection.

Cyber supply chain risk management (C-SCRM) is the process of identifying, assessing, and mitigating cybersecurity risks associated with an organization’s supply chain. Supply chains comprise multiple attack vectors, ranging from procurement tools to suppliers, developers, and third-party services. The complexity of this attack surface warrants a risk management strategy focused on supply chain risks as an extension to an existing third-party risk management program.

The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) is a widely used printing system on Unix-like operating systems, but recent vulnerabilities have exposed significant risks. The most critical is CVE-2024-47176, which affects the cups-browsed service by binding to the IP address INADDR_ANY:631. This configuration flaw causes it to trust all incoming packets, leading to potential remote code execution when interacting with malicious printers. This vulnerability is part of a chain of exploits, including.

If you’re on the frontlines of your organization’s cybersecurity department, you’ve likely found yourself burdened by security questionnaires. Whether you’re in charge of evaluating vendor responses or completing questionnaires yourself, it’s no secret these requests can be time-consuming for everyone involved. Well, what if this didn’t have to be the case?

Third-party monitoring is a critical aspect of Third-Party Risk Management as it keeps security teams informed of the organization's evolving third-party risk exposure. To learn the importance of third-party monitoring and why it should be emphasized in your TPRM program, read on.

UpGuard is excited to announce the latest addition to our Vendor Risk Questionnaire Library: the DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act) questionnaire! The addition of DORA to the Questionnaire Library reflects UpGuard’s ongoing commitment to providing our customers with the necessary tools to navigate today’s evolving regulatory standards.

In an era where data breaches and privacy concerns dominate headlines, regulatory frameworks like India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP) have become indispensable. The DPDP Act safeguards the privacy of individuals by regulating how organizations operating in India can collect, process, and store personal data. Landmark regulations like the DPDP Act are essential for enhancing data security.

In late July 2024, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added two critical vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-4789 and CVE-2024-5217) affecting ServiceNow to its list of known exploited vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities can allow unauthenticated users to execute code remotely, posing severe risks to organizations that use the platform. The potential for unauthorized access and severe data breaches makes addressing these vulnerabilities crucial.

Vendor risk monitoring is the process of continuously identifying, assessing, and managing security risks associated with third-party vendors. This effort is crucial to a successful Vendor Risk Management program as it ensures an organization’s third-party risk exposures remain within acceptable levels throughout each vendor's lifecycle.