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According to a recent study conducted by Forrester Consulting, insider risk management is of greater concern now for 74% of companies than it was before the pandemic. The research explores how companies are currently treating insider risk management and the changes being adopted to pursue a more holistic approach to data risk management as part of zero trust strategies.
The data shows that risk-based vulnerability management programs allow companies to get measurably better results with less work. In no cybersecurity discipline was this disparity more glaring than in the field of vulnerability management.
Cloud-based security operations and management startup StrikeReady this week emerged from stealth mode after raising $3.6 million in seed funding. Palo Alto, California-based StrikeReady says it will use the infusion of funds to accelerate go-to-market and sales, as well as to expand its research and development team.
Fusion Risk Management announced that it has further strengthened its offerings to help financial institutions meet and exceed new Bank of England, PRA, and FCA regulatory requirements which take effect in early 2022, in addition to the recently formalized guidance shared by the Basel Committee. Fusion's collaborative ENGAGE customer community fosters a common understanding and best practices between those working toward greater operational resilience in financial services.
Cyber hygiene and patch management company Automox on Tuesday announced raising $110 million in a Series C funding round that brings the total raised by the firm to more than $152 million. The money will be invested in sales and expanding the functionality of Automox's endpoint management platform.
AttackForge has announced AttackForge Core - the latest addition to the AttackForge family of products. "With the launch of AttackForge Core, we now have a pentest management solution for every cybersecurity team - from freelancers & bug bounty hunters to consultancies & MSSPs and multi-national enterprises," said Stas Filshtinskiy, Co-Founder of AttackForge.
To select a suitable identity management solution for your business, you need to think about a variety of factors. An identity management solution should be easy to deploy, easy to use, and should scale, but what key characteristics should you evaluate when selecting an IAM solution?
More concerning is that 44% of companies report not actively tracking supply chain risks, which were the primary pandemic-related third-party risk management impact. Because IT and security teams own third-party risk management in 50% of companies, and likely due to increasing numbers of damaging third-party data breaches, the study illustrates that cybersecurity risks are getting the most attention.
CrossComply is one of four solutions available within AuditBoard's integrated GRC platform, which streamlines and simplifies audit, risk, and compliance programs for large organizations. Gartner recently cited IT Governance as a top risk in 2021, and a March 2021 AuditBoard market survey found that 47% of teams are still managing IT and information security compliance with manual processes and spreadsheets, leaving themselves vulnerable to errors, gaps, and risks.
The FIDO Alliance announced the launch of the FIDO Device Onboard protocol, a new, open IoT standard which will enable devices to simply and securely onboard to cloud and on-premise management platforms. Of the 170 IoT leaders surveyed, they found that 85% say security concerns remain a major barrier to IoT adoption.