Collaborate Disseminate
Moody’s Corporation and BitSight announced a significant investment by Moody’s, further enhancing BitSight’s offerings and capabilities, to create a comprehensive, integrated cybersecurity risk platform. This transaction reflects the increasing strateg… Continue reading Moody’s partners with BitSight to create integrated cybersecurity risk platform
BitSight announced it has appointed Shelley B. Leibowitz to its Board of Directors. Leibowitz is a seasoned director with more than two decades of prior experience in Financial Services and Information Technology. Currently, she serves on the Boards of… Continue reading Shelley B. Leibowitz joins BitSight Board of Directors
The shopping season which begins on Black Friday rolling over to Cyber Monday, is actually one of the most critical times for online retailers. During this period promotions are offered, new products are launched, and the shopping websites themselves i… Continue reading How Black Friday and Cyber Monday Can Go From a Retailer’s Dream Into a CiSO’s Worst Nightmare
One of the cornerstones of a security leader’s job is to successfully evaluate risk. A risk assessment is a thorough look at everything that can impact the security of an organization. When a CISO determines the potential issues and their severit… Continue reading How do I select a risk assessment solution for my business?
It’s no secret that the current pandemic is causing a major strain on consumers and businesses alike. As the U.S. teeters on the verge of a recession, companies are cutting their spending wherever they can — including in cybersecurity. Gartner estimate… Continue reading How can security leaders maximize security budgets during a time of budget cuts?
In a recently released report by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), whose findings have been backed by Canada’s Communications Security Establishment (CSE) and the US NSA and CISA (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), the agenc… Continue reading Biomedical orgs working on COVID-19 vaccines open to cyber attacks
Checkmarx SCA: New SaaS-based software composition analysis solution CxSCA leverages Checkmarx’s source code analysis and automation capabilities, empowering security and development teams to identify vulnerabilities within open source software that pr… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: June 5, 2020
BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced several new, innovative capabilities within its BitSight for Third-Party Risk Management solution that provide intelligent recommendations, operational guidance, and risk prioritization to enable mo… Continue reading New BitSight capabilities enable more effective third-party cyber risk management
BitSight, the Standard in Security Ratings, announced it has appointed Tim Adams to Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jay Roxe to Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Adams joins BitSight from biotechnology company ObsEva where he held the same role, while R… Continue reading Tim Adams joins BitSight as CFO, Jay Roxe as CMO
In mid-April, an obscure agency housed under the Department of Defense issued a bulletin that a little-known, Chinese-linked hacking group is likely responsible for some suspicious activity aimed at defense contractors in the U.S. But how the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) came to that conclusion is complicated. The alert, sent to 38 contractors, says DCSA detected the group was making “inbound and outbound connections” with contractors’ facilities as of Feb. 1. The targeting, which appeared to have stopped by March 25, was directed at several critical infrastructure sectors, including aerospace, health care and maritime, according to a copy of the bulletin obtained by CyberScoop. A DCSA official tells CyberScoop the document was meant to raise awareness among the contractors, but numerous sources tell CyberScoop that it is more confusing than clarifying. The bulletin, which was first reported by Politico, has raised questions about the attributed hacking group and if the actions described […]
The post A Department of Defense bulletin on a ‘leaking’ sinkhole has baffled cybersecurity experts appeared first on CyberScoop.