Author: Emily Wetzel

Navigating the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with FortifyData

Navigating the EU’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with FortifyData The European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), announced in September 2020, is set to usher in a new era of cybersecurity management for financial organizations. As cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, the EU has responded with DORA to bolster digital operational resilience and ensure […]

Forrester VRM Landscape Report 2023

Vulnerability Risk Management Landscape, Q2 2023 FORRESTER REPORT > Updated trends for VRM use cases to include asset classification, enrichment with threat intelligence for prioritization > Learn about the notable vendors in the space along with their focus areas and use cases for shortlisting > Discover the VRM functionalities that are most essential for both […]

Continuous Threat Exposure Management – The 6 Aspects You’ll Need to Address

Continuous Threat Exposure Management – The 6 Aspects You’ll Need to Address Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is an approach to cyber risk management that is gaining popularity as it presents a comprehensive and cyclical program for identifying and mitigating cyber risks.   Many organizations already have a component or two of CTEM program in place, […]

Finding and Managing the Cyber Risk in the Higher Education Third-Party Ecosystem

Finding and Managing the Cyber Risk in the Higher Education Third-Party Ecosystem Higher education institutions have become increasingly reliant on third-party vendors for a range of services, including cloud computing, online learning platforms, and student information systems. While these relationships bring many benefits, they also introduce new cybersecurity risks that must be managed effectively. That’s why […]

4 Steps to Attack Surface Management

4 Steps to Attack Surface Management Businesses face a wide range of cyber threats that can compromise their sensitive data and disrupt their operations. As the number and sophistication of these threats continue to increase, it is increasingly important for businesses to implement effective strategies for identifying their attack surface so they can take appropriate […]

Top Third-Party Data Breaches in 2023

Top Third-Party Data Breaches in 2023 Third-party data breaches have become an all-too-common occurrence, underscoring the importance of cybersecurity programs that include a vendor or third-party cyber risk management component. The history of third-party data breaches can be traced back to the early days of the internet. As online transactions became more common, companies started […]

Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Management

Higher Education Third-Party Cyber Risk Management Higher Education institutions can now access live vulnerability data of third-parties based on direct assessments in addition to assigning questionnaires, like HECVAT, for completion. Gain visibility into third-party cyber risks with continuous assessments of their external assets. FortifyData integrates our technology assessment findings to our embedded questionnairess to perform […]

Higher Education Cyber Risk Management by Colleges and Departments

Higher Education Cyber Risk Management by Colleges and Departments FortifyData enables higher education institutions to continuously identify assets, view and manage risks by specific colleges or subsidiaries, perform third party risk management of vendors that serve the entire institution or only specific departments. This is helpful to meet the amended FTC Safeguards Rule requirements around […]