Cybersecurity-Risk Management

• Cybersecurity compliance monitoring is essential due to complex, overlapping regulations and increasing penalties for non-compliance• Effective monitoring starts with identifying applicable laws, conducting audits, and creating a tailored compliance plan based on risk assessments• Ongoing monitoring, automation, and employee training help maintain compliance and protect … [Read more...] about Best Practices for Cybersecurity Compliance Monitoring

• The 2025 Verizon DBIR shows cybercrime now operates like an integrated supply chain, linking infostealers, ransomware, access brokers, and malicious infrastructure• Vulnerability exploitation, especially of edge and VPN devices, has surged, while third-party involvement in breaches has doubled year-over-year• Leaked credentials, shadow AI tools, and poor secrets management … [Read more...] about Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report

• This is a case history of how a large U.S. property and casualty insurer, "SecureInsure," is responding to escalating cybersecurity threats in 2025• The insurance sector handles vast volumes of sensitive structured and unstructured data, making it an attractive target for ransomware, supply chain breaches, and AI-driven attacks• SecureInsure is strengthening its cybersecurity … [Read more...] about How cybersecurity is crucial to the insurance industry

• Cybersecurity costs can be effectively analyzed using a quality cost model that classifies spending into prevention, appraisal, internal failures, and external failures.• The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) serves as a basis for linking cybersecurity operations to cost categories, enabling clearer tracking and improvement.• Mapping NIST CSF subcategories to quality cost … [Read more...] about Managing the Costs of Cybersecurity Risk Management

• Privacy team sizes have declined, but perceptions of understaffing have improved due to increased use of AI and more qualified applicants.• Enterprises that consistently practice privacy by design report stronger board support, better resource allocation, and greater confidence in privacy compliance.• Major challenges include complex global regulations, skills gaps in … [Read more...] about State of Privacy 2025

MITRE has publicly released the enhanced EMB3D Threat Model, a comprehensive framework for identifying, understanding, and mitigating threats to embedded devices used in critical infrastructure, industrial systems, IoT, automotive, and healthcare. A major advancement of this release is the inclusion of tiered mitigation guidance—categorized as Foundational, Intermediate, and … [Read more...] about MITRE releases enhanced EMB3D Threat Model

This qualitative study explored how cybersecurity risk is perceived and handled at the board level in some of the UK’s largest organizations. Through interviews with 18 C-level executives, CISOs, non-executive directors (NEDs), and consultants, researchers found that while cybersecurity is increasingly present on board agendas, it is commonly reduced to financial … [Read more...] about “Where Are We On Cyber?” – A Qualitative Study On Boards’ Cybersecurity Risk Decision Making

As cyber threats become more sophisticated and attack surfaces expand, traditional periodic vulnerability scans and reactive responses no longer suffice. Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) and broader exposure management offer a unified, proactive strategy for identifying and reducing organizational risk in real time. Developed from Gartner’s CTEM framework, this … [Read more...] about What is Continuous Threat Exposure Management?

Deepfake deception has rapidly emerged as a critical cybersecurity and identity verification threat, with AI-generated content capable of replicating human likenesses to an alarming degree. Powered by machine learning models like GANs and autoencoders, deepfakes can convincingly mimic voices, faces, and gestures, enabling cybercriminals to deceive targets through manipulated … [Read more...] about Deepfake Deception in Digital Identity

Andrew Pattison’s A Concise Introduction to the NIST CSF 2.0 delivers exactly what the title promises: a focused, readable guide to understanding and applying the new version of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). As digital threats grow more sophisticated and public expectations around data protection rise, the importance of … [Read more...] about Book Review: “NIST CSF 2.0: Your essential introduction to managing cybersecurity risks”

Summarizing nearly 500 Reddit comments from cybersecurity professionals and followers, healthcare emerges as the most frequently cited industry with the worst cybersecurity practices. Stories range from hospitals storing patient data on unencrypted personal laptops to X-ray machines operated through unsecured remote access points. Many healthcare professionals—especially … [Read more...] about Which industry has the worst cybersecurity practices?

Third-party relationships are vital to business operations, but they also pose significant security risks. Outsourcing to vendors and other external entities exposes organizations to potential data breaches, with third-party vulnerabilities ranking among the top causes of security incidents. The 2022 IBM and Ponemon Institute report highlights that third-party software … [Read more...] about A Complete Guide to Third-Party Risk Management

Conducting an IT risk assessment is essential for organizations facing increasing cyber threats, with cyberattacks occurring every 40 seconds and ransomware attacks rising rapidly. An IT risk assessment identifies vulnerabilities within an organization’s information systems, networks, and data, helping leaders understand potential financial and operational impacts. Such … [Read more...] about How to Perform a Successful IT Risk Assessment

The OWASP Foundation has released the 2025 edition of its Top 10 Risks for LLM Applications and Generative AI, addressing the changing threat landscape as organizations increasingly adopt generative AI technologies. This refreshed list provides updated insights into vulnerabilities across development, deployment, and management phases, helping developers and security … [Read more...] about OWASP Releases Updated 2025 Top 10 Risks for LLMs

Developing an effective third-party risk management policy is essential for organizations seeking to mitigate risks from suppliers, vendors, and external partners. These risks include data breaches, operational failures, regulatory violations, and reputational harm. Leveraging NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) offers a flexible and globally recognized approach to structuring … [Read more...] about How to create a third-party risk management policy

Remote Template Injection is a sophisticated cyberattack method that exploits Microsoft Word’s ability to load templates from remote servers. Attackers embed a malicious template link in a Word document, enabling the execution of harmful macros without directly embedding them in the file. This allows the decoy document to bypass traditional security measures, including email … [Read more...] about The Mechanics of Remote Template Injection Attack

SaaS security involves securing access to and using cloud-based applications to protect against unauthorized access, data breaches, and other cyber threats. It relies on the shared responsibility model, where cloud service providers ensure infrastructure security while customers manage data and application security. Critical elements include encryption, backups, multi-factor … [Read more...] about The Ultimate SaaS Security Admin Guide for 2025

The NCIRP serves as a strategic national framework for addressing cyber incidents, focusing on coordination between public and private stakeholders under the guidance of Presidential Policy Directive 41 (PPD-41). It aims to enhance national preparedness by leveraging contributions from various entities and aligning their efforts during significant cyber incidents. This plan … [Read more...] about CISA Releases National Cyber Incident Response Plan update

Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) identifies, assesses, and mitigates cybersecurity risks within an organization’s supply chain. By encompassing risks from procurement tools, third-party vendors, and developers, C-SCRM extends beyond traditional third-party risk management. Its lifecycle involves vendor vetting, assessing security postures during acquisition, … [Read more...] about What is Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management?

Retail supply chains rely heavily on third-party suppliers, creating potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities that malicious actors can exploit. Risks are categorized into supplier, supply, and service risks, each requiring tailored strategies to mitigate threats. High-risk suppliers, such as those handling critical software or sensitive data, necessitate rigorous evaluation and … [Read more...] about A Guide to Developing a Business or Retail Supply Chain Cybersecurity Risk Management Plan