Hidden risks in the financial sector’s supply chain 2025-11-11 at 10:29 By Anamarija Pogorelec When a cyber attack hits a major bank or trading platform, attention usually turns to the institution. But new research suggests the real danger may lie elsewhere. BitSight researchers found that many of the technology providers serving the financial sector have […]
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New infosec products of the week: October 17, 2025 2025-10-17 at 07:17 By Anamarija Pogorelec Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Aura, Bitsight, Blumira, Cayosoft, Corelight, Netcraft, and Picus Security. Picus Security uses AI to turn threat intelligence into attack simulations Picus Security launched new AI-powered
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Why 90% of cyber leaders are feeling the heat 2025-08-06 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec 90% of cyber leaders find managing cyber risks harder today than five years ago, mainly due to the explosion of AI and expanding attack surfaces, according to BitSight. These threats are also fueling high rates of burnout, with 47% of
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Protecting patient data starts with knowing where it’s stored 2025-06-06 at 08:31 By Sinisa Markovic Patient data is often stored or processed outside the country where it was collected. When that happens, the data falls under the laws of the country where it resides. Depending on those laws, local governments may have legal access to
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Lumma Stealer Malware-as-a-Service operation disrupted 2025-05-21 at 21:21 By Zeljka Zorz A coordinated action by US, European and Japanese authorities and tech companies like Microsoft and Cloudflare has disrupted the infrastructure behind Lumma Stealer, the most significant infostealer threat at the moment. What is Lumma Stealer? Lumma Stealer is Malware-as-a-Service offering beloved by a wide
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Infosec products of the month: April 2025 2025-05-02 at 07:03 By Sinisa Markovic Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1touch.io, Abnormal AI, AppViewX, Arctic Wolf Networks, Bitdefender, BitSight, Bugcrowd, Cato Networks, CyberQP, Cyware, Entrust, Exabeam, Flashpoint, Forescout, Index Engines, Jit, LastPass, PlexTrac, PowerDMARC, RunSafe Security, Saviynt,
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What’s worth automating in cyber hygiene, and what’s not 2025-04-29 at 09:05 By Mirko Zorz Cyber hygiene sounds simple. Patch your systems, remove old accounts, update your software. But for large organizations, this gets messy fast. Systems number in the thousands. Teams are scattered. Some machines haven’t been rebooted in months. Automation can help. But
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New infosec products of the week: April 4, 2025 2025-04-04 at 07:28 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from 1touch.io, Bitsight, Bluefin, CyberQP, and Exabeam. Exabeam Nova accelerates threat detection and response By correlating multiple detections within a case and using a proprietary
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Bitsight Identity Intelligence provides visibility into compromised accounts 2025-04-03 at 17:04 By Industry News Bitsight launched Bitsight Identity Intelligence, a new, standalone threat intelligence module designed to help security teams detect compromised credentials, prevent unauthorized access, and proactively mitigate risk across their extended attack surface. Approximately 77% of web application breaches involved stolen credentials1, making compromised
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Chinese military-linked companies dominate US digital supply chain 2025-03-20 at 07:35 By Help Net Security Despite growing national security concerns and government restrictions, Chinese military-linked companies remain deeply embedded in the US digital supply chain, according to Bitsight. These organizations, many of which have been designated by the US Department of Defense as “Chinese Military
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Infosec products of the month: January 2025 2025-01-31 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute Security, Atsign, authID, BackBox, BioConnect, BitSight, BreachLock, Cisco, Commvault, Compliance Scorecard, DataDome, Hiya, IT-Harvest, Lookout, McAfee, Netgear, Oasis Security, and Swimlane. authID PrivacyKey protects users’
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New infosec products of the week: January 24, 2025 2025-01-24 at 06:18 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Bitsight, DataDome, DigitalOcean, Lookout, and XONA Systems. Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs identifies cross-platform attacks Lookout Mobile Intelligence APIs give security teams visibility into what’s
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Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments 2025-01-23 at 10:18 By Industry News Bitsight unveiled Instant Insights, a new offering from the Bitsight IQ suite of AI-based capabilities. The new feature leverages generative AI to analyze and summarize security questionnaires and reports, allowing security and compliance teams to make faster, more informed risk decisions. Security
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What 2024 taught us about security vulnerabilties 2025-01-14 at 06:03 By Help Net Security From zero-day exploits to weaknesses in widely used software and hardware, the vulnerabilities uncovered last year underscore threat actors’ tactics and the critical gaps in organizational defenses. This roundup showcases the standout findings from 2024’s cybersecurity reports, highlighting critical risks and
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Bitsight acquires Cybersixgill to help organizations manage cyber exposure 2024-11-15 at 11:33 By Industry News Bitsight announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Cybersixgill, a global cyber threat intelligence (CTI) data provider. Together, Bitsight and Cybersixgill will provide visibility into an organization’s external attack surface, supply chain, and the threats targeting it. As
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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about 2024-06-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current cyber threat landscape. Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity Proofpoint | 2024 Voice of the CISO | May 2024
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Critical vulnerabilities take 4.5 months on average to remediate 2024-05-13 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Over a third of organizations had at least one known vulnerability in 2023, with nearly a quarter of those facing five or more, and 60% of vulnerabilities remained unaddressed past CISA’s deadlines, according to Bitsight. Organizations struggle to remediate
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Advanced cybersecurity strategies boost shareholder returns 2024-03-29 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Companies demonstrating advanced cybersecurity performance generate a shareholder return that is 372% higher than their peers with basic cybersecurity performance, according to a new report from Diligent and Bitsight. Boards under pressure to fortify cyber oversight The escalation in the frequency and
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Bitsight empowers enterprises to secure the digital supply chain 2024-02-21 at 16:31 By Industry News Bitsight launched a fully-integrated Third-Party Risk Management solution to help enterprise risk and security leaders protect the digital supply chain. By combining Vendor Risk Management and Continuous Monitoring into a single platform, enterprise teams can assess vendor health, manage onboarding,
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Which cybersecurity controls are organizations struggling with? 13/12/2023 at 13:02 By Help Net Security How are organizations performing across cybersecurity controls in the Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) framework? A recent analysis by Bitsight and Google reveals some good and some bad results – and room for improvement. What is MVSP? Minimum Viable Secure Product
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