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9 Ways to Prevent Third-Party Data Breaches

CyberSecurity Insiders

For example, a 2019 eSentire survey found that 44% of all firms surveyed had experienced a significant data breach caused by a third-party vendor. Security ratings let you instantly understand the external security posture of a potential vendor and what cyber threats they may be susceptible to.

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NEW TECH: Brinqa takes a ‘graph database’ approach to vulnerability management, app security

The Last Watchdog

Imposing just the right touch of policies and procedures towards mitigating cyber risks is a core challenge facing any company caught up in digital transformation. Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market. Enterprises, especially, tend to be methodical and plodding.

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A cyber-attack on major banks could trigger a liquidity crisis, ECB President Christine Lagarde warns

Security Affairs

“Last year, the G7 announced a joint cross-border crisis management exercise on a cyber incident affecting the financial system that it carried out in June 2019, saying that cyber risks were increasing and posed a “genuine and growing threat” to the stability and integrity of the financial sector.”

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments.

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Policy debate: the pros and cons of cybersecurity insurance

BH Consulting

Also known as cyber risk insurance, it’s now a prerequisite in some public sector tenders. Often, they also want bidders to produce supporting documents like the executive summary of a penetration test report. Insurers know this and will say it’s a significant business risk not to have cover if a breach happens.

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NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation: Dates, Facts and Requirements

Centraleyes

Case in Point : In 2019, First American Title Insurance Company experienced a significant data exposure incident, revealing sensitive customer documents due to a vulnerability in their document-sharing application. Schedule periodic penetration testing and vulnerability assessments to identify weaknesses before attackers do.

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Top Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Vendors

eSecurity Planet

Breach and attack simulation (BAS) is a relatively new IT security technology that can automatically spot vulnerabilities in an organization’s cyber defenses, akin to continuous, automated penetration testing. XM Cyber is a Tel Aviv-based cyber risk analytics and cloud security vendor launched in 2016.