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Security is no longer just a job for IT – it impacts all areas of a business, from brand perception to the bottom line. As a result, CISOs are increasingly being asked to deliver cybersecurity reports to their boards, including information on global trends, security performance, security strategy, and security spend.
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The risk associated with the Microsoft Windows vulnerability known as BlueKeep, which affects Remote Desktop Services, is more widespread than the EternalBlue vulnerability used to carry out WannaCry attacks, according to analysis out today from the cybersecurity firm Bitsight
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New research from Bitsight indicates the BlueKeep vulnerability could prove more serious than EternalBlue, the vulnerability that was exploited by the WannaCry attacks.
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The recently discovered BlueKeep flaw has the potential to be as destructive or even worse than EternalBlue–the basis of the WannaCry ransomware–and it’s critical for organizations to patch any affected systems now to avoid a dire scenario, new research advises. Researchers at Bitsight evaluated the potential effect of the worm-friendly BlueKeep, and said it’s likely only a matter of time before someone exploits the vulnerability for widespread damage.
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CEOs and board members are increasingly under the microscope when it comes to managing cyber risk. The financial, legal, and regulatory impact that cyber incidents can have upon organizations have transformed what was once an “IT problem” into a whole of company challenge.
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With such a lack of maturity rampant in vendor risk management, it should come as no surprise that only 44% of organizations report on third-party risk to their executives and boards on a regular basis. So says a report by Bitsight, which also found that one in five respondents think boards do not understand their approaches to third-party risk management.
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“We still don’t have a clear idea of what cyberwar actually looks like,” said Jake Olcott, vice president at Bitsight, a cyber risk adviser. “That is one of the struggles in this case. No one has said this was an all-out cyberwar by Russia.”
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Countless Congressional hearings, 48 state data privacy laws and GDPR and mega breaches like the discovery of data on 500 million Facebook users just keep happening. Why? In this episode of the podcast, Paul is joined by experts from the firm Bitsight and BigID to discuss why we can’t seem to stop the breaches.
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