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Slicing through CISA’s KEV Catalog
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Slicing through CISA’s KEV Catalog
Dive into the critical insights of CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog with Bitsight’s latest blog! Discover how KEVs, which signal urgent cybersecurity risks, are being tracked and mitigated across industries. Learn why addressing these vulnerabilities quickly is vital and how it impacts organizational security.
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Today’s opportunistic hackers are seasoned professionals who are getting more adept at exploiting your organization’s digital attack surface. To do this they employ a variety of attack vectors.
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Whaling attacks are a form of spear phishing that target senior executives. Learn how to defend against these attacks.
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As the attack surface expands, vulnerability management offers a strategic approach to manage exposure and remediate on time. Here's what you need to know.
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What is a backdoor attack and how can you protect your organization from becoming a victim? Let’s explore this stealthy threat.
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Cyber risk exposure is the sum of the vulnerabilities and risks associated with your organization’s digital footprint. Here’s how to understand and manage it.
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There are numerous areas of business and enterprise risk that have been measured for years in a standardized fashion — these include financial risk, market risk, operational risk, legal risk, and even IT risk.
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In a world where business is increasingly conducted on mobile devices, it is imperative that organizations offer mobile applications to serve their customer base. In fact, for many businesses, mobile applications are one of the primary channels used to interact with customers and to sell products and services.
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Learn how to secure your expanding cybersecurity ecosystem, including your supply chain.
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People’s perception of your cyber risk will outweigh its actual performance. And when trust in cybersecurity takes a nosedive, it can make a big dent in your financials. Learn how to prove protection and build trust with three key stakeholder groups.
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Bitsight published research identifying exposed webcams. In light of that, Orgs must develop an understanding of how to handle the expanding attack surface.
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Bitsight teamed with Moody’s Investors Service to discuss the cybersecurity trends to watch in 2023 and how security leaders can adapt their programs to increase preparedness.
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A data breach can have financial, operational, and reputational impact, but how much does a data breach actually cost? Find out today.
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Cyber risk is rising in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to the latest analysis from Moody’s Investor Services (“Moody’s”). Read latest research.
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New research by the Marsh McLennan Cyber Risk Analytics Center (Marsh McLennan) finds 14 Bitsight analytics have statistically significant correlation with cybersecurity incidents.
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As a security professional navigating the new challenges 2020 is bringing to cybersecurity, it’s critical to understand the ways your organization’s data could be exposed. Sensitive data is critical, safeguarded information. Different information can be considered sensitive depending on the industry, but in general it can be anything your organization, your employees, your customers, or your third parties would expect to be private and protected.Below, we’ve outlined five examples of sensitive data your organization likely handles—and a few key ways to protect it from evolving cyber threats.