There are almost as many different cybersecurity assessments as there are myths about them. It’s important to know what’s true. Let’s face it: Security assessments aren’t much fun for the team on the ...

[Excerpted from "How to Conduct an Effective IT Security Risk Assessment," a new report posted this week on Dark Reading's Risk Management Tech Center.] Many security and compliance projects begin ...

PORTLAND, Maine—When a cyberattack occurs, it’s rarely an isolated occurrence. A single cybersecurity incident at one organization creates a ripple effect — impacting vendors, service providers, ...

Collects and uses customer or employee personal information. Participates in an industry sector that is considered high risk or critical infrastructure. Offers securities as a publicly traded company.

While security threats evolve and challenges to managing organizational risk become more seemingly every year, the foundation of securing the business is knowing and understanding its vulnerabilities ...

In 2017, the Security Leadership Research Institute (the Security Executive Council’s research arm) asked security practitioners to choose from a list of which risk-related activities their security ...

‘We don’t need administrative credentials. ... And we provide you with a report that you can sit down with [prospective customers to discuss their needs],’ says Bruce McCully, chief security officer ...

Conducting a security assessment, particularly with the assistance of a professional, can give K–12 IT teams an improvement plan to bring to school leadership. Bryan Krause is a K–12 Education ...

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has launched a new artificial intelligence-powered system that automates the validation of cloud service providers' (CSPs) security assessments, aiming to improve ...

Under a recently enacted California law, local education agencies and individual schools can request that the California Military Department (CMD) conduct independent security assessments to root out ...