Diversity in Cybersecurity: What It Means and Why You Need It

As Black History Month comes to a close, we want to keep the topic of diversity in cybersecurity top of mind.

Cybersecurity is a field critical to protecting the safety and privacy of everything and everyone. Without a diverse and inclusive workforce, the industry risks creating solutions that only work for a specific subset of the population, or fails to address the needs of others. A lack of diversity can also lead to biases in decision making, which can have serious consequences for individuals and organizations. To grow a resilient workforce, it's essential to embrace the power of diversity, equity, and inclusion.  

Overcoming TPRM Shortages with Risk Prioritization

It is not uncommon for organizations to have hundreds of third-party relationships. And, a comprehensive security program is no longer exclusive to the digital operations of a business.

As supply-chain attack methods strengthen in demonstrated ease and obfuscation, security professionals are beginning to take on the responsibility of knowledge around the risks of their business vendors. However, implementing a strategy to address third-party cyber risk can feel challenging for organizations with limited budgets and lean security teams, yet it is imperative to take proactive measures to mitigate the risks associated with third-party relationships. 

In this article, we will discuss effective strategies for organizations dealing with limited resources to productively tackle third-party cyber risk management, (TPCRM) including risk prioritization.

New Portfolio Risk Findings Tool Helps Identify Riskiest Vendors

Have you heard the news? We've launched a new capability, Portfolio Risk Findings. Customers can now gain visibility into their organization's specific control coverages gapped by the riskiest third parties through the lens of any framework or threat profile.  

Portfolio Risk Findings leverages both attested data and predictive risk profiles (US patent pending) to provide customers with a detailed report, measured against control coverage and a selected framework—whether industry standard or custom—or threat profile to return a score between 1% to 100%. This score helps customers identify where third parties fall on the risk spectrum, from high risk to low risk. Not only will customers have visibility into their riskiest third parties, but they’ll be able to filter their vendors by each unmet control to gain perspective on where their greatest risk lies. Customers can also filter results to identify potential business exposure of a security incident based on the nature of the relationship with the third party. 

“Our goal with Portfolio Risk Findings is to help our customers find that ‘needle in a haystack.’ Given the sheer amount of vendors, partners, and suppliers organizations have, along with an evolving threat landscape, it is no longer enough to only know that a third party is ‘risky’, but where these risks lie and how critical they are to your company,” said Fred Kneip, CEO at CyberGRX. “To drive more efficiency in risk management, security teams need to understand which vendors they need to focus on and have the tools readily available to quickly mitigate risk."

To uncover your riskiest vendors and see the power of Portfolio Risk Findings, book a personalized demo.