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Data Breach Prevention: Build Controls That Protect Data Before Attackers Arrive

Data Breach Prevention: Build Controls That Protect Data Before Attackers Arrive

Surbhi Bhutani
Surbhi Bhutani
October 19, 2026
A practical guide to reducing the paths attackers can use to reach sensitive information.Build prevention around data, identity, and access decisions your teams can verify, not a checklist that looks...

Categories: Compliance, Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity

Why Green Security Dashboards Don’t Mean Lower Risk

Why Green Security Dashboards Don’t Mean Lower Risk

Sumit Malhotra
Sumit Malhotra
October 19, 2026
Learn how compliance, security maturity, and continuously assessed business risk must work together to drive better security decisions. Compliance, security maturity, and risk assessment are three essential pillars of enterprise...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Dynamic Risk Assessment: Keep Cyber Risk Decisions Current as Conditions Change

Dynamic Risk Assessment: Keep Cyber Risk Decisions Current as Conditions Change

Ruchi Bhatia
Ruchi Bhatia
October 14, 2026
Cyber risk changes when the conditions behind an assessment change. Dynamic Risk Assessment connects material changes in assets, threats and controls to existing risks, helping teams revisit treatment and acceptance...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Enterprise GRC in 2026: Connect Cyber Risk, Evidence and Accountable Decisions

Enterprise GRC in 2026: Connect Cyber Risk, Evidence and Accountable Decisions

Arjun Mehrishi
Arjun Mehrishi
October 12, 2026
Effective enterprise GRC connects cyber risk to business services, current control evidence and accountable owners. Learn how to reassess decisions when conditions change, manage exceptions and verify treatment outcomes. A...

Categories: Cyber Risk, ISO 27001

Cyber Risk Calculation Methods: Match the Output to the Decision

Cyber Risk Calculation Methods: Match the Output to the Decision

Surbhi Bhutani
Surbhi Bhutani
October 7, 2026
Different risk decisions need different outputs. Compare qualitative assessments, priority scores and quantitative loss estimates, and learn how to choose a method that makes assumptions, evidence and uncertainty clear to...

Categories: Cyber Risk, Risk Management

Backup Checklist in 2026: Verify Recovery for Security and Compliance Teams

Backup Checklist in 2026: Verify Recovery for Security and Compliance Teams

Arjun Mehrishi
Arjun Mehrishi
September 25, 2026
A successful backup job does not prove that a service can be restored. Use this checklist to define recovery coverage, set RPO and RTO targets, protect recovery copies and verify...

Categories: Compliance, Cyber Risk, Risk Management

Understanding the Different Types of Security Controls (and Why They Matter)

Understanding the Different Types of Security Controls (and Why They Matter)

kalpana v
kalpana v
August 28, 2025
Security controls come in many forms and levels of complexity. Organizations implement them based on their own risks, needs, and processes. But is it enough to set them up once...

Categories: Cyber Risk

From CMDB to Risk Engine: Turning Asset Data into Security Decision

From CMDB to Risk Engine: Turning Asset Data into Security Decision

kalpana v
kalpana v
July 22, 2025
In May 2024, one of the most significant cloud breaches in recent memory made headlines: attackers infiltrated over 160 customer environments in the Snowflake ecosystem, affecting companies like AT&T and...

Categories: Cyber Risk

A Complete Guide to Third-Party Security Assessment

A Complete Guide to Third-Party Security Assessment

kalpana v
kalpana v
July 14, 2025
Third-party data breaches are on the rise.  Attackers increasingly target vendors, contractors, and SaaS providers; not just because they’re easier to breach, but because they often have direct access to...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Is Your Security Stack Missing True Visibility?

Is Your Security Stack Missing True Visibility?

kalpana v
kalpana v
July 11, 2025
You’ve invested in top-tier tools—firewalls, SIEMs, XDRs, MDRs, and real-time threat intel feeds. On paper, your security stack looks solid. You’ve done everything right. But tools only work if they...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Combating Alert Fatigue for SOC Teams with Impact-Based Risk Prioritization

Combating Alert Fatigue for SOC Teams with Impact-Based Risk Prioritization

kalpana v
kalpana v
July 8, 2025
Security Operations Centers (SOCs) protect modern businesses from cyber threats. But instead of battling a lack of information, SOC teams often drown in it. Every day, analysts face thousands of...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Are You Boardroom-Ready? A CISO’s Guide to Cyber Risk Quantification and Security Maturity Assessment

Are You Boardroom-Ready? A CISO’s Guide to Cyber Risk Quantification and Security Maturity Assessment

kalpana v
kalpana v
June 30, 2025
Introduction: Why “Boardroom-Ready” Matters More Than Ever Not long ago, cybersecurity was seen as a technical silo—an IT function buried deep in the infrastructure, discussed mainly in jargon and dashboards...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Designing a Comprehensive Risk Mitigation Strategy: From Assessment to Action

Designing a Comprehensive Risk Mitigation Strategy: From Assessment to Action

kalpana v
kalpana v
June 13, 2025
In February 2023, Karmak, a leading business software provider in the trucking industry, was hit by a ransomware attack. Thanks to a well-prepared incident response plan, the company acted fast....

Categories: Cyber Risk

Cyber Risk in Banking: Evolving Threats and Adaptive Risk Management

Cyber Risk in Banking: Evolving Threats and Adaptive Risk Management

kalpana v
kalpana v
June 6, 2025
Banks today work in a fast-moving, always-connected digital world. With every new API, cloud platform, third-party service, remote employee, or customer-facing app, they expand their digital presence, and their exposure...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Cyber Risk Management Goals for a Zero-Trust World

Cyber Risk Management Goals for a Zero-Trust World

kalpana v
kalpana v
May 29, 2025
As cyber threats grow in sophistication and scale, traditional security models that once protected corporate networks are no longer sufficient. Businesses today face ransomware attacks, insider threats, supply chain compromises,...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Building a Risk-Aware Culture: The Human Element in Security

Building a Risk-Aware Culture: The Human Element in Security

kalpana v
kalpana v
March 20, 2025
Protection starts with people. And, if you have not recognized this yet, you are overlooking the human element in security. In fact, humans are the weakest link in security, not...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Quantifying Cyber Threats: Advanced Techniques for Risk Identification

Quantifying Cyber Threats: Advanced Techniques for Risk Identification

kalpana v
kalpana v
March 17, 2025
This article explores the best ways to identify and manage cyber risks. By using techniques like scenario modeling, machine learning analytics, and threat correlation, companies can turn cybersecurity into a...

Categories: Cyber Risk

Top 10 Vulnerability Management Metrics you need to be tracking

Top 10 Vulnerability Management Metrics you need to be tracking

kalpana v
kalpana v
March 3, 2025
Every CISO and cybersecurity leader faces the same challenge. You invest in advanced vulnerability management (VM) tools, run regular scans, and patch the critical vulnerabilities your system detects. On paper,...

Categories: Cyber Risk