Every large company has some version of a vendor risk program by now. Vendor inventories, risk tiers, questionnaires, certifications, insurance requirements, and exception workflows all play an important role in understanding and managing third-party risk. But as organizations accumulate more […]
Third-Party Risk Programs Have Plenty of Data and No Way to Measure It Read More »
Errors are expensive. The average cost of injuries and fatalities at work was estimated to be £4.9 billion a year in the UK in 2013/2014, and a great deal of this cost was borne by the employer. However, injuries and
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Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated than ever before. In today’s cyber age, a company’s reputation—and the trust dynamic that exists amongst suppliers, customers and partners—has become a very real target for cybercriminals and hacktivists. The commercial, reputational
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Security researchers from Check Point claim that a flaw in the Web app version of WhatsApp could put as many as 200 million users at risk. The “MaliciousCard” vulnerabilities could enable an attacker to assume complete control of the victim’s
Flaw in WhatsApp Web app puts 200 million users at risk Read More »
It has been proven repeatedly that passwords alone are a weak form of authentication. Two-factor authentication adds an element of complexity that makes it more secure, but also much less convenient. The solution may lie in risk-based authentication—an authentication mechanism
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I appreciate that compliance requirements help to enforce some sort of minimum acceptable standards for security and information management, but compliance is just table stakes. It is possible for companies that just follow the letter rather than the spirit of
Using the right tools to manage compliance effectively Read More »
In a couple days the United States will celebrate Thanksgiving, and Black Friday—the official launch of the 2013 holiday season will go into high gear. Traditionally, the Monday following Thanksgiving is Cyber Monday—the day the online retailers offer holiday deals
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