Tag: risk-management
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KI im Spannungsfeld zwischen Fortschritt und Risiko
Wir stehen an einem kritischen Punkt: Unternehmen müssen neue Wege im Risikomanagement einschlagen, um mit der Geschwindigkeit und Raffinesse generativer KI Schritt zu halten. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/ki-im-spannungsfeld-zwischen-fortschritt-und-risiko/a41499/
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Vanta Secures $150M at $4.15B Valuation to Advance AI Trust
Series D Raise Targets Security Automation, Trust Centers and Zero-Touch Reviews. With $150 million in new Series D funding at a $4.15 billion valuation, Vanta plans to accelerate its AI-powered trust platform across new markets including government compliance. The company’s tools automate evidence collection, risk management and policy enforcement in real time. First seen on…
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Dell demonstration platform breached by World Leaks extortion group
Tags: access, attack, breach, data, data-breach, defense, encryption, exploit, extortion, finance, group, insurance, international, leak, network, ransomware, risk, risk-management, strategy, threat, toolLimited impact but strategic implications: Dell emphasized that the breached platform is architecturally separated from customer-facing networks and internal production systems. “Data used in the solution center is primarily synthetic (fake) data, publicly available datasets used solely for product demonstration purposes or Dell scripts, systems data, non-sensitive information, and testing outputs,” the report added, quoting…
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New Report Reveals Just 10% of Employees Drive 73% of Cyber Risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, ceo, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, government, identity, office, phishing, resilience, risk, risk-management, strategy, technology, threat, trainingHuman risk is concentrated, not widespread: Just 10% of employees are responsible for nearly three-quarters (73%) of all risky behavior.Visibility is alarmingly low: Organizations relying solely on security awareness training (SAT) have visibility into only 12% of risky behavior, compared to 5X that for mature HRM programs.Risk is often misidentified: Contrary to popular belief, remote…
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New Report Reveals Just 10% Of Employees Drive 73% Of Cyber Risk
Austin, United States / TX, July 21st, 2025, CyberNewsWire Living Security, the global leader in Human Risk Management (HRM), today released the 2025 State of Human Cyber Risk Report, an independent study conducted by leading research firm Cyentia Institute. The report provides an unprecedented look at behavioral risk inside organizations and reveals how strategic HRM programs can reduce…
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NIS2-Umsetzungsgesetz: Geschäftsleitung haftet mit Privatvermögen
Tags: bsi, cloud, computing, cyersecurity, dns, dora, germany, governance, kritis, monitoring, nis-2, risk, risk-management, vulnerabilityNIS2-Versäumnisse können teuer werden nicht nur furs Unternehmen, sondern auch für die Geschäftsleitung persönlich.Angesichts der sich stets verschärfenden Cyberbedrohungslage (nicht nur in Deutschland) hat sich der europäische Gesetzgeber in den letzten Jahren intensiv mit dem Thema IT-Sicherheit befasst. Im Januar 2023 traten gleich drei Gesetze in diesem Zusammenhang in Kraft:die NIS2-Richtlinie,die CER-Richtlinie, sowieDORA.Während DORA als Verordnung…
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(g+) Risikomanagement: KI-Tools und Datenschutz – wie passt das zusammen?
Der KI-Boom stellt die Privatsphäre und damit den Datenschutz vor neue Herausforderungen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/risikomanagement-ki-tools-und-datenschutz-wie-passt-das-zusammen-2507-197325.html
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Qualys Studie zeigt: Unternehmen investieren mehr – doch der geschäftliche Blick fehlt
Wer Cybersicherheit heute wirklich wirksam gestalten will, muss umdenken: Weg vom reinen Technikfokus, hin zu einem Risikomanagement, das das Geschäft in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Das ROC-Modell liefert hierfür einen strukturierten, unternehmensweiten Ansatz. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/qualys-studie-zeigt-unternehmen-investieren-mehr-doch-der-geschaeftliche-blick-fehlt/a41428/
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Cyberrisiken 2025 Mehr Investitionen, aber fehlender Geschäftskontext bremst Risikomanagement
Eine aktuelle Studie von Qualys in Zusammenarbeit mit Dark Reading zeigt: Trotz wachsender Ausgaben und zunehmender Relevanz in Vorstandsetagen bleibt das Cyber-Risikomanagement vieler Unternehmen unausgereift. Der Grund: Der geschäftliche Kontext fehlt. Zentrale Erkenntnisse der Umfrage unter über 100 IT- und Security-Verantwortlichen: Cyberrisiken nehmen zu: 71″¯Prozent der Befragten sehen steigende oder gleichbleibende Risiken trotz steigender […]…
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How AI is changing the GRC strategy
Tags: access, ai, best-practice, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, data, detection, finance, framework, fraud, governance, grc, guide, law, monitoring, network, nist, privacy, regulation, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, strategy, threat, toolAdapting existing frameworks with AI risk controls: AI risks include data safety, misuse of AI tools, privacy considerations, shadow AI, bias and ethical considerations, hallucinations and validating results, legal and reputational issues, and model governance to name a few.AI-related risks should be established as a distinct category within the organization’s risk portfolio by integrating into…
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Risk management, legacy tech pose major threats to healthcare firms, report finds
Companies have improved their recovery processes and user controls but still lag in risk preparedness, according to the report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/healthcare-cybersecurity-risks-report-fortified/753077/
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Trump seeks unprecedented $1.23 billion cut to federal cyber budget
Tags: attack, cisa, cyber, cybersecurity, data, government, infrastructure, jobs, network, nist, office, risk, risk-management, service, strategy, technology, threatCynthia Brumfield / CSO(The chart is based on White House data provided for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Numbers for 2024, 2025, and 2026 reflect adjustments that Trump’s OMB made for 2024 and 2025.)The administration’s cybersecurity budget cuts are not evenly distributed among federal agencies. In fact, according to crosscut tables released…
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Editors’ Panel: Pro-Iran Hackers Threaten to Leak Trump Data
Also: Medicare Data Breach; Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit Takeaways. In this week’s update, ISMG editors discussed Iran-linked hackers claiming to steal emails from Trump’s inner circle, how to refine application development in the age of AI, and a U.S. Medicare data breach amplifying concerns over the safety, security and privacy of federal health…
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Cybersecurity in the supply chain: strategies for managing fourth-party risks
Tags: access, breach, business, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, governance, intelligence, ISO-27001, law, mitigation, monitoring, nist, risk, risk-management, saas, service, soc, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerabilitySet clear data boundaries: The reality is that any organization consuming third-party software-as-a-service offerings and services has extremely limited control over the partners that their third parties are working with, says Curtis Simpson, CISO at Armis.”This is why it’s critically important to understand the sub-processors involved in the delivery of contracted SaaS offerings and services,…
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KnowBe4 stellt neues Assessment-Tool zur Bewertung der Sicherheitskultur vor
Hier setzt das PMA an: Entwickelt von Perry Carpenter, einem führenden Experten für Sicherheitskultur, bietet das Tool einen klar strukturierten, praxisnahen Rahmen zur Selbsteinschätzung. Im Fokus stehen nicht technische Systeme, sondern die menschlichen und organisatorischen Faktoren, die für wirksames Human Risk Management entscheidend sind. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/knowbe4-stellt-neues-assessment-tool-zur-bewertung-der-sicherheitskultur-vor/a41280/
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Federal Reserve System CISO on aligning cyber risk management with transparency, trust
In this Help Net Security interview, Tammy Hornsby-Fink, CISO at Federal Reserve System, shares how the Fed approaches cyber risk with a scenario-based, intelligence-driven … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/07/01/tammy-hornsby-fink-federal-reserve-system-cyber-risk/
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LLMs hype versus reality: What CISOs should focus on
Tags: ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, chatgpt, ciso, cloud, control, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, LLM, malware, monitoring, network, open-source, risk, risk-management, sans, service, software, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, vulnerabilitynot using AI even though there is a lot of over-hype and promise about its capability. That said, organizations that don’t use AI will get left behind. The risk of using AI is where all the FUD is.”In terms of applying controls, rinse, wash, and repeat the processes you followed when adopting cloud, BYOD, and…
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How Exposure Management Helps Communicate Cyber Risk
Tags: access, attack, awareness, best-practice, business, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, framework, metric, risk, risk-management, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementEach Monday, the Tenable Exposure Management Academy provides the practical, real-world guidance you need to shift from vulnerability management to exposure management. This week, Tenable experts discuss best practices for communicating cyber risk. You can read the entire Exposure Management Academy series here. Despite headline-grabbing incidents and keen interest from C-suites and boardrooms, many security…
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10 tough cybersecurity questions every CISO must answer
2. How can we achieve the right security balance for our company’s risk tolerance?: To play that consultative role, CISOs also need to ask and answer that question, says Vandy Hamidi, CISO of public accounting and advisory firm BPM.”My role is to reduce risk in a way that enables the business to operate confidently while…
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Over Two Thirds of MSPs Hit by Multiple Breaches in Past Year, Survey Reveals
Today, Cybersmart, a provider of cyber risk management for small businesses, has released the findings from its second annual CyberSmart MSP Survey, which focuses on the security of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their customers. The 2025 report revealed that 69% of MSP leaders globally admitted to being hit by multiple breaches over the past 12…
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Third-party risk management is broken, but not beyond repair
Getting to the root of the problem: The surge of TPRM tools has automated much of what was once a manual, resource-intensive process. These platforms were developed to simplify the creation, distribution, and completion of security questionnaires, addressing the operational burden organizations often face when conducting third-party risk audits. While they’ve brought much-needed efficiency, they’ve…
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The highest-paying jobs in cybersecurity today
Tags: access, ai, application-security, cisco, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, firewall, governance, grc, hacker, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, network, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, skills, soc, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementSee “Top 12 cloud security certifications”See “CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost”See “CCSP certification: Exam, cost, requirements, training, salary” Security engineer: After security architects, security engineers receive the second-highest annual cash compensation ($191,000), with a base salary of $168,000. Nearly a third (31%) of security engineers surveyed also received annual equity grants.Like their architect…
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News brief: Gartner Security and Risk Management Summit recap
Check out the latest security news from the Informa TechTarget team. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366626138/News-brief-Gartner-Security-and-Risk-Management-Summit-recap