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Patched Your Network Recently? the Growing Risk on It Vendors

COVID-19 created a massive surge in hacking activities especially for IT vendors. We breaks down the most critical vulnerabilities to patch.

Nov 17, 2020
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Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in October 2020 – Part 2

October 2020 third-party data breach roundup, Part 2: Innova Health, Kylie Cosmetics, and the City of Odessa all hit through third-party compromise. See the dat...

Nov 10, 2020
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Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in October 2020 – Part 1

October 2020 third-party data breach roundup — Part 1: the largest supply chain compromises of the month and what each reveals about vendor exposure.

Nov 4, 2020
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Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in June 2020

We regularly update the list of major third-party (aka supply-chain) attacks and breaches revealed in June 2020.

Oct 30, 2020
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What a Good Vendor Risk Management Program Looks Like in 2020

The purpose of a risk management program is to thoroughly evaluate each vendor’s impact on all aspects of a company, and mitigate negative impacts.

Oct 26, 2020
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Why Bother with Third Party Cyber Risk Management at All?

Strategy is key when it comes to monitoring third parties, prioritizing analysis forward, risk-based approaches before classification-based approaches.

Oct 20, 2020
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10 Questions to Ask When Securing Your Supply Chain

What does it mean to start and maintain an effective supply-chain security program in an attempt to minimize risk due to weak vendors in the ecosystem?

Oct 12, 2020
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Black Kite Secures $7.5 Million in Series a Funding

We close a $7.5 million Series A funding deal led by Moore Strategic Ventures, using the funding to expand its go-to-market capabilities

Oct 6, 2020
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Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in September 2020

We regularly update the list of major third-party (aka supply-chain) attacks and breaches revealed in September 2020.

Oct 5, 2020
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Major Third-party Data Breaches Revealed in August 2020

We regularly update the list of major third-party (aka supply-chain) attacks and breaches revealed in August 2020.

Sep 17, 2020
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Third-party Cyber Risk with AI

From search engines to e-commerce platforms, smart home devices to healthcare, AI-enabled services are in our daily lives more than you might realize.

Sep 10, 2020
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Hipaa Basics for Third Parties in Healthcare

According to HIPAA, there has been a steady increase in healthcare-related breaches since the end of 2019.

Aug 24, 2020

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