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Cybersecurity Risk Dashboards: No Value, Extreme Liability

Forrester Digital Transformation

In the last twelve months, “Risk Dashboards” became all the rage in cybersecurity with varied titles like “Risk Index,” “Security Baseline,” “Security Posture,” and “Risk Posture.” ” These dashboards appear in a vendor’s user interface and purport to help security programs improve.

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Protecting Against The Top Cybersecurity Threats In 2023 Requires A Balanced Approach

Forrester Digital Transformation

Cybersecurity threats continue to plague organizations, multiplying like Mogwai in the 1984 hit movie “Gremlins” (just don’t feed them after midnight). Forrester data shows that almost three-quarters of organizations reported one or more data breaches in the past 12 months.

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Fix The Vulnerability Within: Break Gender Bias In Cybersecurity

Forrester Digital Transformation

This brain drain is the result of a few dynamics colliding: poor financial and advancement incentives; general stress and burnout impacting security teams; and cybersecurity’s dirty little secret, workplace toxicity! And cybersecurity isn’t immune to the hidden epidemic impacting women’s ability […].

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Take These Steps To Prepare For And Handle The Cybersecurity Effects Of The War In Ukraine

Forrester Digital Transformation

CISOs and their teams in Europe and worldwide are either already experiencing cybersecurity impacts from the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian actors – or they soon will.

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Dont Let Social Media Become an HR Headache

Discover why your company needs a social media policy to protect its reputation, mitigate legal risks, and safeguard against cybersecurity threats. Learn how to create a realistic policy with clear guidelines and consequences. Don't let social media become an HR headache - keep your organization safe.

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The Cybersecurity Incident Response Market Abounds With Choice — But Please Choose Before You’re Hit!

Forrester Digital Transformation

Last week, we released the Forrester Now Tech: Cybersecurity Incident Response Services, Q4 2021. This research provides a comprehensive overview of the service provider landscape. In the report, we define and describe the vendor segments and then classify each of the 36 vendors into the appropriate segment based on functionality.

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Why SMB Cybersecurity Is A Non-negotiable Today

Zinnov

For SMBs, Cybersecurity hasn’t been a priority, as they focused on generating and growing revenues. Mn, while costs were lower for organizations with more robust Cybersecurity policies than organizations with little security infrastructure. Cybersecurity company Symantec’s analysis has revealed that 52.4% The Growing Threat.