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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Third-party cyber risks are likely to persist at the current scale for a while longer. According to a recent Ponemon Institute study , some 59% of companies experienced a third-party data breach in 2018, yet only 16% believe they are effectively mitigating third-party risk. Advancing best practices.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month Blog Series: Using Technology to Safeguard the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

If we focus primarily on perimeter defense, we will continue to see data breaches and exposure to our critical infrastructure. Perimeter defense, while necessary, is not enough to protect our sensitive data. With the Vormetric Data Security Platform, agencies can establish strong safeguards around sensitive data.

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Why taking the cybersecurity initiative can win you business

IT Security Guru

Perhaps the possible consequences of a breach are just too overwhelming, and people tune out from the dangers? Cyber risks paralyse consumers into inaction. It’s true that the news is so awash with stories and warnings about data breaches that people may just have become immune to the impact.

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Establishing Security Maturity Through CIS Cyber Defense Framework

McAfee

Adversaries continue to take advantage of this industry predicament as depicted by the 4 billion records lost through data breaches and malware attacks in 2019 (Source: Verizon ). This blog is a continuation of the CIS whitepaper published here where we introduce CIS Controls and McAfee product capabilities. References.