This document discusses the challenges of cybersecurity benchmarking for CIOs and introduces Security Ratings as a solution. Some of the key challenges of benchmarking include: the difficulty gathering accurate metrics over time to compare performance to peers; clearly communicating benchmarking results to boards; and identifying security issues affecting competitors. Security Ratings provide an objective, quantitative method to continuously monitor an organization's cybersecurity performance and compare to others in the same industry through daily analysis of external network data, helping CIOs address these challenges.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
Traditional methods are certainly limited in
their capabilities and this is easily proven by
the multitude of breaches businesses were a
victim of, across the globe. The 2020 Q3 Data
Breach QuickView Report revealed that the
number of records exposed in 2020 has
increased to 36 billion globally. The report
stated that there were 2,953 publicly
reported breaches in the first three quarters
of 2020 itself! 2020 is already named the
“worst year on record” by the end of Q2 in
terms of the total number of records
exposed. With the growing sophistication of
cyber-attacks and global damages related
to cybercrime reaching $6 trillion by 2021, we
need a solution that simplifies
cybersecurity.
To know more about breach probability visit : www.safe.security
Today, the delegation of risk decisions to the IT team
cannot be the only solution and has to be a shared
responsibility. The board and business executives are
expected to incorporate the management of cyber risk
as part of their business strategy since they are
accountable to stakeholders, regulators and
customers. For the CROs, CISOs, and Security and Risk
Management Professionals to be on the same page,
there has to be a single source of truth for
communicating the impact that cyber risk has on
business outcomes, in a language that everyone can
understand.
Building an effective Information Security RoadmapElliott Franklin
As company information security functions continue to grow each year with increasing attacks and regulations, how are you handling the
pressure? Are you constantly battling to run the business projects and reacting to customer requests? Have you blocked off a few hours each week
on your calendar to close your email, turn off your phone and try to build, assess and maintain an effective vision for your security team? This
presentation will discuss a cascading approach to creating such a roadmap that is easily understood by executives and has helped gain quick buy
in for multiple enterprise wide security projects.
Sans 20 CSC: Connecting Security to the Business MissionTripwire
You know the old break-up line, “it’s not you, it’s me….”? As a CISO, what if when you get your few minutes to discuss security with the C-suite, board of directors or mission leadership, it really turns out to be you not them who failed in the communication?
Lack of success in communicating with your C-suite could lead to a breakup sooner or later. I’ve had hundreds of conversations with and about CISOs communicating – - on topics ranging from security breach information, status, performance metrics, risk, visualizations, or overall security posture with their executive leadership.
And largely, it turns out to be no surprise that communicating security information is incredibly difficult, especially with non-technical, disinterested, or time-constrained C-suite executives.
Success with SANS
The initial UMASS Security Program was based on the ISO/IEC 27002 controls framework, then starting in 2011, the SANS 20 CSC were added. Today’s program includes both. The ISO controls focus on program management, compliance and process from an IT auditor’s perspective, while the SANS controls focus on technology means they are better aligned with IT operations.
Prior to 2011, Wilson was having difficulty communicating with executive management (CIOs and others) – it was difficult to translate the purchase and implementation issues surrounding firewalls, anti-virus, and vulnerability scanning into easily familiar business terms and concepts relevant to management and process.
However, when he ditched trying to explain the ISO/IEC 27002 security controls framework in favor of using the SANS 20 CSC, he was able to communicate much more effectively with his C-suite for the first time in a way they could absorb and support.
In addition, he and his team have been able to map out a measurable and actionable security program based on SANS that he regularly succeeds in communicating to his executive team.
How close is your organization to being breached | Safe SecurityRahul Tyagi
Traditional methods are certainly limited in
their capabilities and this is easily proven by
the multitude of breaches businesses were a
victim of, across the globe. The 2020 Q3 Data
Breach QuickView Report revealed that the
number of records exposed in 2020 has
increased to 36 billion globally. The report
stated that there were 2,953 publicly
reported breaches in the first three quarters
of 2020 itself! 2020 is already named the
“worst year on record” by the end of Q2 in
terms of the total number of records
exposed. With the growing sophistication of
cyber-attacks and global damages related
to cybercrime reaching $6 trillion by 2021, we
need a solution that simplifies
cybersecurity.
To know more about breach probability visit : www.safe.security
Today, the delegation of risk decisions to the IT team
cannot be the only solution and has to be a shared
responsibility. The board and business executives are
expected to incorporate the management of cyber risk
as part of their business strategy since they are
accountable to stakeholders, regulators and
customers. For the CROs, CISOs, and Security and Risk
Management Professionals to be on the same page,
there has to be a single source of truth for
communicating the impact that cyber risk has on
business outcomes, in a language that everyone can
understand.
Building an effective Information Security RoadmapElliott Franklin
As company information security functions continue to grow each year with increasing attacks and regulations, how are you handling the
pressure? Are you constantly battling to run the business projects and reacting to customer requests? Have you blocked off a few hours each week
on your calendar to close your email, turn off your phone and try to build, assess and maintain an effective vision for your security team? This
presentation will discuss a cascading approach to creating such a roadmap that is easily understood by executives and has helped gain quick buy
in for multiple enterprise wide security projects.
Sans 20 CSC: Connecting Security to the Business MissionTripwire
You know the old break-up line, “it’s not you, it’s me….”? As a CISO, what if when you get your few minutes to discuss security with the C-suite, board of directors or mission leadership, it really turns out to be you not them who failed in the communication?
Lack of success in communicating with your C-suite could lead to a breakup sooner or later. I’ve had hundreds of conversations with and about CISOs communicating – - on topics ranging from security breach information, status, performance metrics, risk, visualizations, or overall security posture with their executive leadership.
And largely, it turns out to be no surprise that communicating security information is incredibly difficult, especially with non-technical, disinterested, or time-constrained C-suite executives.
Success with SANS
The initial UMASS Security Program was based on the ISO/IEC 27002 controls framework, then starting in 2011, the SANS 20 CSC were added. Today’s program includes both. The ISO controls focus on program management, compliance and process from an IT auditor’s perspective, while the SANS controls focus on technology means they are better aligned with IT operations.
Prior to 2011, Wilson was having difficulty communicating with executive management (CIOs and others) – it was difficult to translate the purchase and implementation issues surrounding firewalls, anti-virus, and vulnerability scanning into easily familiar business terms and concepts relevant to management and process.
However, when he ditched trying to explain the ISO/IEC 27002 security controls framework in favor of using the SANS 20 CSC, he was able to communicate much more effectively with his C-suite for the first time in a way they could absorb and support.
In addition, he and his team have been able to map out a measurable and actionable security program based on SANS that he regularly succeeds in communicating to his executive team.
Protect Yourself from Cyber Attacks Through Proper Third-Party Risk ManagementDevOps.com
Cyber attacks from nation-state actors and their proxies are on the rise. Many of these attackers seek a broader scale to do more damage than simply defacing a website with embarrassing propaganda or by causing a temporary internet outage with a DDOS attack. These hackers often have significant backing and resources from their nation-state sponsors, officially or unofficially.
Increasingly, they are targeting key infrastructures such as power utilities, financial networks, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and state and local governments. A popular tactic is to come in through vendors or managed service providers where they can leverage one successful hack to access dozens of entities. This makes proper vendor and third-party risk management more important than ever.
In this webinar, “Protect Yourself from Cyber Attacks Through Proper Third-Party Risk Management” we will discuss the threats, methods and attack vectors that hackers are using, with recent examples followed by best practice areas to focus on in order to secure your organization from these types of cyberattacks.
Overcoming Hidden Risks in a Shared Security ModelOnRamp
Risk management, compliance, and security are a shared burden between your organization and your vendors. Standards such as NIST (Publication 500-292) and regulations like HIPAA and PCI-DSS provide considerations for compliance and security but do not account for the nuances of your unique business or your infrastructure. Guidelines are written as though one party is responsible for compliance and security, but you rely on multiple vendors. Outsourcing can lead to ambiguous delegation of compliance responsibilities, lack of data governance and security practices, and difficulty in achieving data protection—ultimately risking non-compliance and leaving your infrastructure vulnerable.
Join our expert panel as they share insights into closing the gap on who’s responsible for what in data security and best practices for improving your security posture.
Takeaways:
Who owns the responsibility of compliance and security?
How to find and mitigate hidden risks in a 3rd party ecosystem
How to map your requirements to owners, policies, and controls
Expert recommendations for PCI, HIPAA, FERPA, FISMA and more.
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So exactly how do you integrate information security metrics into action in an organization and actually achieve value from the effort. Learn what efforts are currently underway in the industry to create consensus metrics guides and what initial steps an organization can take to start measuring the effectiveness of their security program.
Why does-your-company-need-a-third-party-risk-management-programCharles Steve
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https://www.opsfolio.com/
Protect Yourself from Cyber Attacks Through Proper Third-Party Risk ManagementDevOps.com
Cyber attacks from nation-state actors and their proxies are on the rise. Many of these attackers seek a broader scale to do more damage than simply defacing a website with embarrassing propaganda or by causing a temporary internet outage with a DDOS attack. These hackers often have significant backing and resources from their nation-state sponsors, officially or unofficially.
Increasingly, they are targeting key infrastructures such as power utilities, financial networks, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and state and local governments. A popular tactic is to come in through vendors or managed service providers where they can leverage one successful hack to access dozens of entities. This makes proper vendor and third-party risk management more important than ever.
In this webinar, “Protect Yourself from Cyber Attacks Through Proper Third-Party Risk Management” we will discuss the threats, methods and attack vectors that hackers are using, with recent examples followed by best practice areas to focus on in order to secure your organization from these types of cyberattacks.
Overcoming Hidden Risks in a Shared Security ModelOnRamp
Risk management, compliance, and security are a shared burden between your organization and your vendors. Standards such as NIST (Publication 500-292) and regulations like HIPAA and PCI-DSS provide considerations for compliance and security but do not account for the nuances of your unique business or your infrastructure. Guidelines are written as though one party is responsible for compliance and security, but you rely on multiple vendors. Outsourcing can lead to ambiguous delegation of compliance responsibilities, lack of data governance and security practices, and difficulty in achieving data protection—ultimately risking non-compliance and leaving your infrastructure vulnerable.
Join our expert panel as they share insights into closing the gap on who’s responsible for what in data security and best practices for improving your security posture.
Takeaways:
Who owns the responsibility of compliance and security?
How to find and mitigate hidden risks in a 3rd party ecosystem
How to map your requirements to owners, policies, and controls
Expert recommendations for PCI, HIPAA, FERPA, FISMA and more.
Health IT Cyber Security HIPAA Summit Presentation: Metrics and Continuous Mo...NJVC, LLC
Healthcare cyber security is an enterprise task that requires an enterprise solution, not a tool-by-tool, app-by-app approach. Find out which metrics you should be tracking across the enterprise and why emerging concepts like continuous monitoring might be just what the doctor ordered.
Information Security Metrics - Practical Security MetricsJack Nichelson
So exactly how do you integrate information security metrics into action in an organization and actually achieve value from the effort. Learn what efforts are currently underway in the industry to create consensus metrics guides and what initial steps an organization can take to start measuring the effectiveness of their security program.
Why does-your-company-need-a-third-party-risk-management-programCharles Steve
Why does-your-company-need-a-third-party-risk-management-program - Society of Cyber Risk Management and Compliance Professionals -
https://www.opsfolio.com/
Building a business case for expanding your AppSec ProgramNicolas Gohmert
This guide will help you develop a strong business case that can drive real-world results.
We’ll explain how to frame budget issues, identify key metrics, and use customer sentiment to
your advantage, all so you can get the funding you need to create a more mature AppSec program.
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An accountant is a valuable asset to any organization. He or she is a professional who performs accounting functions. Accounting is not only confined to tax and financial matters as per what people generally think.
What is Cyber Security
What is Cyber Threat and Threat Landscape
Is Cybersecurity an IT Problem? It’s a human Problem
Role of a CFO
Well accepted Cybersecurity Frameworks and common Themes
SOC (Service Organization Control) and SOC for Cybersecurity
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Key Takeaways
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How to successfully implement Business Intelligence into your organisation.
A completely agnostic and independent view from a market leader in delivering technology transformation.
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Ce rapport produit par WhiteHat en mai 2013 offre une vision pertinente des menaces web et des paramètres à prendre en compte pour assurer sécurité et disponibilité.
Just as Amazon changed how we buy things and
Netflix transformed how we consume videos,
companies like AirBnB and Uber have shaken up the
hotel and transportation industries. With new disruptive
technologies, products, services and business models
being introduced almost daily, CIOs need to take charge
of their organization’s response now to secure long-term
business success.
Tech Update Summary from Blue Mountain Data Systems June 2015BMDS3416
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HOW TO MEASURE WHAT HACKERS KNOW ABOUT YOUNormShield
Companies invest in cyber security to protect themselves against cyber attacks. They get cyber security products/solutions from SIEM solutions, SOC services to Firewalls, IPS/IDS devices, etc. to detect and remediate cyber incidents. With all these security measures, how safe are you? Is there a way to measure it? Or in other words, is it possible to assess your cyber risk? Sure once-a-year penetration tests and risk assessments through internal audits give some answers, but an outside-in approach with easyto-understand monitoring helps you understand your cyber security posture. In order to do that, you need to see what hackers see…
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In other words, CIOs today must be
highly effective at benchmarking.
But as the CIO, you know you
can’t outsource risk—and you
have to consider the risk posed
by every new business function in
your organization. With constant
technological advances in business
today, cyber risk is one area that
requires a great deal of thought from
the CIO.
If you don’t have a complete picture
of your organization’s security
performance compared to your
peers, you’re flying blind.
INTRODUCTION
In order for a business to be competitive, it must be
continuously improving. This is something the modern chief
information officer (CIO) knows all too well—and has likely
lost some sleep over! But in order to build out the business
structure and technical functionality that enables your
organization to deliver products and services quickly and
efficiently, you have to know how you’re doing compared to
how your competitors and peers are doing.
So in order to understand whether
you need to drive cybersecurity
improvements across the organization,
you have to consider whether you’re
accepting too much risk in comparison
to your peers and competitors.
Below, we’ll walk through the
following:
Why cybersecurity benchmarking is
difficult for the modern CIO.
Different methods of benchmarking
you may be involved in (or want to
consider).
How Security Ratings may solve
many benchmarking challenges.
3. Page 3
YOUR JOB MAY BE ON
THE LINE.
CIOs and CISOs are often the first on
the chopping block when things go
wrong in the cybersecurity space. So
as the CIO, you want to know with
certainty how your organization’s
cybersecurity performance is doing
so you can feel confident in your
practices (and sleep better at night).
YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT
YOUR BENCHMARKING
EFFORTS ARE EFFECTIVE.
For example, If you are gathering
data on the best practices of your
peers and competitors, simply
knowing that many of them have a
cybersecurity training program for
employees isn’t enough.
WHY CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKING IS
A CHALLENGE FOR CIOS TODAY
WHY CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKING IS A CHALLENGE FOR CIOS TODAY
As the CIO, you have to know
whether or not this training program
actually works. In other words,
gathering qualitative information
without any hard and fast metrics to
back it up is useless.
ACCURACY IN BENCHMARKING
IS CRITICAL.
One of the most famous pieces of
advice in cybersecurity is the oft-
quoted “trust, but verify.” If you or
your consultant gather data through
interviews and discussion with peers
and competitors, you may not have
any way to verify that the information
you’ve been given is accurate. Your
employees, consultants, and peers
are only human and are prone to
misinformation, misinterpretation, and
error.
4. Page 4
YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO
CLEARLY COMMUNICATE
CYBERSECURITY
EFFECTIVENESS TO THE
BOARD.
Ten to 15 years ago, cybersecurity
was an afterthought—and certainly
wasn’t a critical issue in the
boardroom. Today, this has changed
dramatically. Boards today expect
good cybersecurity hygiene and
need to be updated on the status of
a cybersecurity program regularly.
Your board will expect you to discuss
a number of cybersecurity metrics,
which are often divided into two
categories:
Audit and compliance metrics:
These deal with legal or fiduciary
requirements like “Are we ISO-
WHY CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKING IS A CHALLENGE FOR CIOS TODAY
27001-compliant?” and “Do we
have any outstanding high-risk
findings open from our last audit or
assessment?”
Operational effectiveness
metrics: These are quantitative
metrics—backed with actionable
data—that take a deep dive into
the state of your cybersecurity
program. Operational metrics
are backed with actionable data.
For example, “How quickly can
we (or our vendors) identify and
respond to incidents?” And, “How
did we compare to our peers
across a certain time span?” The
latter question could be difficult to
answer if you don’t have the right
data—but with BitSight Security
Ratings (which we’ll discuss later
on in this guide) you can easily
compare your performance to a
number of your competitors’ over a
period of time.
5. Page 5
There are two traditional
methods used for cybersecurity
benchmarking: formal and informal.
Both are used frequently in today’s
business landscape and have a
number of benefits and risks.
FORMAL BENCHMARKING
Formal benchmarking takes place
when you gather data on your peers
and competitors, analyze that data,
and use it to form a benchmark. This
service can take place in-house or
through a consulting firm working on
your behalf.
Benefits Of Formal
Benchmarking
Ideally, formal benchmarking
allows you to get a
comprehensive picture of
your peers’ and competitors’
performance. You can compare
what they’re doing in regard
to cybersecurity to what your
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL
CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKING
FORMAL VS. INFORMAL CYBERSECURITY BENCHMARKING
organization is doing so you can
bear down in the areas that need
more work.
Risks Of Formal Benchmarking
Your analysis only gives insight
for a particular point in time.
Your peers and competitors are
constantly changing—just as
you are—and that change can
bring about major differences in
cybersecurity posture.
Your analysis is subjective and may
focus too heavily on feelings rather
than data.
Whether this is done in-house
or with a consultant, this may be
costly. It can get expensive quickly!
Formal benchmarking is time-
consuming. You must account for
“the human element” and how long
it may take those involved with
the benchmarking to get contact
information, set up meetings, and
analyze and present the data.
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INFORMAL BENCHMARKING
Informal benchmarking takes place
in a more casual setting and doesn’t
necessarily involve hard and fast
data. For example, you may be
a part of a CIO online forum or a
group that meets monthly to discuss
cybersecurity best practices.
Benefits Of Informal
Benchmarking
This process is significantly less
time-consuming than formal
benchmarking, so you can do it
more frequently.
Informal benchmarking is also
much more cost effective. It’s a
good starting point for younger
companies that are just beginning
the benchmarking process. It can
also be a good supplement to
formal benchmarking.
ACTIONABLE RISK VECTORS CONFIGURATIONS TO CONSIDER
Risks Of Informal Benchmarking
This method of cybersecurity
benchmarking tends to be more
subjective and qualitative. The
takeaways may be helpful for the
CIO in his day-to-day activity, but
may not offer direct insights that
can affect the organization as a
whole.
Some organizations won’t be
interested in sharing their best
cybersecurity practices, as those
practices may be a part of their
competitive advantage.
Participants in these types of
forums must consider antitrust
issues and other legalities.
Informal benchmarking
methods are helpful
for the CIO in day-to-day
activity, but don’t always
offer direct, actionable
insights.
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Security Ratings help you
measure your performance and
the performance of your peers
over time by looking at externally
accessible data and configurations
on your network. This data does
not require the permission of any
company you examine and is
updated daily. If there is a major
change in your rating or the rating
of a competitor, you’re alerted right
away—so you can easily stay up-
to-date on how you’re performing
compared to your peers when it
comes to certain metrics. When
you combine Security Ratings
with data you’re able to gather
internally or through other formal
and informal benchmarking
activities, it gives you the easier,
most quantitative, cost-effective
approach for cybersecurity. Using
BitSight can help you with three
critical areas of cybersecurity
benchmarking:
DATA-DRIVEN BENCHMARKING
WITH BITSIGHT
DATA-DRIVEN BENCHMARKING WITH BITSIGHT
If you want a quantitative, objective view of your cybersecurity
effectiveness compared to thousands of other organizations in
your same sector, you need BitSight Security Ratings.
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IDENTIFY SECURITY ISSUES
RIGHT WHEN THEY HAPPEN.
Using the BitSight platform, you can
examine specific threats, infections,
and security issues that are targeting
your competitors and peers. This
will give you the insight you need to
prepare for this type of attack vector
or harmful security issue.
REDUCE RISK IMMEDIATELY.
The Security Ratings platform is
web-based, so you can get started
with your data-based cybersecurity
benchmarking in no time. The
BitSight platform also makes it
easy to integrate Security Ratings
into your existing benchmarking
tools and processes through CSV
downloads, PDF reports, and an API.
COMMUNICATE
PERFORMANCE TO THE
BOARD EFFECTIVELY.
Security Ratings are set up like a
consumer credit score, making
them easy to understand. This
gives you a simple and effective
way to communicate benchmarking
information in the boardroom.
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DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR
ORGANIZATION STANDS IN
REGARD TO CYBERSECURITY?
Being able to properly harvest and digest cybersecurity benchmarking
information is critical for today’s CIO. If you realize that your cybersecurity is not
at the level it should be, evaluating it properly can help you raise appropriate
resources to fix the issues. If you’re overperforming, you can rest assured that
your cybersecurity policies are meeting the standard of care required. (And
having a handle on where you’re at with cybersecurity performance will help
you rest easier, as well!)
If you want to see how
BitSight’s Security Rating
platform can help you
benchmark your cybersecurity
performance (and the
cybersecurity performance of
your vendors), request a free
demo today.
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