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An Easy Guide to Understanding Risk Management and Quantification, Part 1

When it comes to securing your enterprise and keeping it safe, your success depends on effective communication. How can you explain cyber risks to the board in a way that's easy to understand, yet still packs a punch? Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) is a methodological approach that allows security teams to measure and quantify cyber risks in financial terms.

New SEC Cyber Requirements Unite Security Leaders and Business Stakeholders

It all started with a statement from the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Jaime Lizárraga. The commissioner revealed that a staggering 83% of companies suffered from multiple data breaches last year, with an average expense of $9.44 million in the United States— a dramatic increase of 600% over the past ten years.

New Feature: Risk Evaluation

Our latest update incorporates risk evaluation built upon financial quantification. A critical component of the risk evaluation feature is the top risk matrix, which provides risk metrics for tracking, benchmarking, and reporting. By analyzing risk drivers through the ATT&CK MITRE framework’s initial vectors and event types, Kovrr provides a comprehensive breakdown that enables a detailed understanding of the likelihood and the potential of risks.

Debunking the Misconception That CRQ Requires a Lot of Data Collection

Cyber risk quantification (CRQ) can be an invaluable tool. The ability to put a number to cyber risk aids in communicating with board members, planning strategic investments, calculating the return on investment of cybersecurity spending, and right-sizing cybersecurity insurance coverage. However, many organizations avoid taking advantage of CRQ due to some common misconceptions.

MOVEit File Transfer Zero-day Compromises Multiple Organizations

An attack exploiting CVE-2023-34362, a zero-day vulnerability in the MOVEit file transfer software, was disclosed at the start of June, with additional victims still being uncovered. The vulnerability is an SQL injection vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to gain access to MOVEit Transfer's database. The attack was carried out by at least one threat who gained unauthorized access to the software and stole sensitive data from affected organizations.

How Data Integration Benefits Cyber Risk Exposure Management

The B2B landscape has seen a rapid shift towards digitalization, which makes cyber exposure management increasingly critical for companies in every sector and across all geographies. A pivotal aspect of managing cyber exposure is the ability to quantify the impact of cyber risks, which is traditionally a laborious task. This article describes how data integration is the key to unlocking quick and accurate cyber risk financial quantification.

Oversight of Cyber Risk: The Board's Essential Role in Mitigation and Prevention

Cybersecurity has become a top-of-mind concern for many C-level executives and board members. Data breaches are a daily occurrence and carry a hefty — and growing — price tag averaging $4.35 million worldwide, according to the latest Cost of a Data Breach report. However, this is only one of several potential cybersecurity risks that an organization can face.