cyber risk
Third parties: Fast-growing risk to an organization’s sensitive data
The Ponemon Institute surveyed more than 1,000 CISOs and other security and risk professionals across the US and UK to understand the challenges companies face in protecting …
Only 14% have complete organizational awareness of IoT threats
86 percent of IT and security decision makers across the globe believe their organization needs to improve its awareness of IoT threats, according to Trend Micro. This …
CFO: Disrupting, taking control, and turning data into value
Chief financial officers (CFOs) at banks and insurance companies are playing a growing role in digital transformation by leveraging new data and analytic technologies and by …
DevOps and security: How to make disjointed security and DevOps teams work effectively
As organizations build their “software factories”, leveraging the latest DevOps organizational models and CD/CI techniques to get applications out quickly, they still find …
Many water and energy systems vulnerable to significant cyber risk
New Trend Micro research revealed how exposed human machine interface (HMI) systems in thousands of critical water and energy organizations around the world could be …
Wider breach awareness fosters more security conversations
Focal Point Data Risk released the second annual Cyber Balance Sheet Report, a closely watched research study using in-depth surveys and interviews of corporate board members …
Top data and analytics risks that will concern audit executives in 2019
Risks surrounding data and analytics are the primary concerns of chief audit executives (CAEs) for 2019, according to Gartner. Based on a survey of 144 CAE clients, Gartner …
Why you should take an operational approach to risk management
Combining two seemingly unrelated entities to make a better, more useful creation is a keystone of innovation. Think of products like the clock radio and the wheeled suitcase, …
Most executives around the world see untrained staff as the greatest cyber risk
The majority of executives (87%) around the world cite untrained staff as the greatest cyber risk to their business according to a new report produced by ESI ThoughtLab in …
Knowing how to define, screen and monitor your third parties is essential to minimizing risk
A new NAVEX Global survey found that more than a third of organizations still use paper-based records or disparate office productivity software to administer their third-party …
How corporate boards are navigating cybersecurity risks and data privacy
Digital transformation initiatives have transcended beyond the sole domain of IT to involve the entire organization, elevating digital strategy to the top of the board agenda, …
Few organizations use cyber wargaming to practice response plan
Nearly half (46 percent) of executive-level respondents to a Deloitte poll say their organizations have experienced a cybersecurity incident over the past year, with more than …