Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

The effectiveness of your entire Vendor Risk Management program is contingent on your vendor risk monitoring capabilities. Insufficient vendor security monitoring that fails to detect cyber risks during onboarding or any new cybersecurity risks throughout the vendor lifecycle will inevitably emerge later on as a major breach risk. To help you choose a vendor risk monitoring solution that will maximize your VRM investment, this post ranks the top eight vendor monitoring platforms on the market in 2024.

In 2024, the Australian government introduced PSPF Direction 001-2024 in recognition of the potential threats posed by Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) on technology assets and GovTech (government technology operations). As part of the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF), PSPF 001-2024 is a crucial step in evaluating and mitigating cyber risks associated with foreign interference in the procurement and maintenance of technology assets.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), introduced by the European Union in 2018, has not only set a new benchmark for data privacy but has also significantly impacted global data protection frameworks. Its comprehensive and stringent requirements have prompted countries worldwide, such as India, to reevaluate and enhance their data protection laws. In recent years, India has been actively working on enhancing its data protection regulations, drawing considerable influence from the GDPR.

The 2024 CrowdStrike incident caused blue screens of death (BSOD) on Microsoft Windows devices worldwide, severely disrupting operations across essential industry sectors.

The 2024 CrowdStrike Incident blue-screened Microsoft computers worldwide, causing significant disruptions to high-profile industries such as transportation, healthcare, and financial services. Now that the world has largely recovered, the most forward-minded chief information security officers (CISOs) are focusing on using the incident as an opportunity for continuous improvement. How can they prevent similar incidents from having such a disastrous impact on their organization in the future?