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As 2024 continues forward, Australia and New Zealand’s critical infrastructure sectors face significant cybersecurity challenges. Critical infrastructure (CI) sectors–encompassing energy, healthcare, transportation, water, and communication–are at a pivotal moment in their evolution. The rapid digitisation of these sectors brings not only unprecedented efficiency and connectivity but also a significantly expanded attack surface.

As a kid, treasure hunts were fun. Someone gave you clues and a map so you could hunt down whatever hidden item they left for you. However, as a security analyst, your incident investigations often have clues but lack a map. An alert fires. You search through your vast collection of log data. You hope to find the next clue while trying to figure out the attacker’s next steps.

You understand the importance of a Vendor Risk Management strategy in mitigating the impact of third-party data breaches. However, you’re still unsure about its application to different vendor cyber risk contexts. To help you bridge this application gap and leverage the complete benefits of a Vendor Risk Management process, this post outlines three common examples of vendor security risks and how a VRM program could be tailored to address them. Learn how UpGuard streamlines Vendor Risk Management >

Vendor Risk Assessment processes form the core of a Vendor Risk Management program. As such, the efficiency of a VRM program is ultimately dependent on the design of its risk assessment processes. This post guides you through the design of an efficient vendor risk assessment framework in six steps. By implementing this framework, you can establish an efficient risk assessment workflow built upon a scalable process foundation. Learn how UpGuard streamlines vendor risk assessments >

If you’re new to vendor risk assessments, this article includes a real-life example of service provider risk assessment, helping you understand their structure and the details they entail. Learn how UpGuard streamlines vendor risk assessments >

What do you get when you bring soaring numbers of connected devices online around the world—more than 29 billion by 2027? For consumers and businesses, the Internet of Things (IoT) promises a life of ever-increasing convenience, efficiency, and insight. Unfortunately, cybercriminals have just as much to celebrate.