SightGain

08/25/2022

The boardroom can be a challenging place for a CISO — although your board is probably aware of the damage a cyber attack could do to your business, they might not have the technical background to see the value of investments into cyber defense.

Read the article below for tips on approaching the security conversation and ideas on how to make sure your stakeholders understand the need for improving the security posture of the business.

https://securityboulevard.com/2022/08/the-cisos-guide-how-to-talk-to-your-board-c-suite-about-cybersecurity/

08/16/2022

The answer to improving your cybersecurity practice isn't adding all the latest tools to your environment — what you need are the right tools for your unique challenges.

SightGain's continuous readiness platform is designed to test your people, processes, and technology against real threat actor tactics, which enables you to perform cost-benefit analyses for the tools you're currently paying for.

https://sightgain.com/sightgain-readiness-platform/

08/11/2022

SightGain's platform measures and quantifies the ability of your team, processes, and tools to combat real cyber threats. This data can be used to identify gaps in your security and help you to continuously improve your cybersecurity practice.

Instead of going to your board with a wish list of capabilities you'd like in your SOC, you can show them concrete evidence of what your organization needs to protect itself and ensure that you're getting the most out of your budget.

https://sightgain.com/soc-performance-evaluation/

08/04/2022

Even with the recent rise in cybercrime, SOC directors and CIOs are still struggling to prove the value of cybersecurity investments. To get the message across to boardrooms, IT professionals must communicate the quantitative value of security investments.

Read this blog from Security Boulevard to learn how to frame that conversation.

https://securityboulevard.com/2022/06/how-to-find-extra-cybersecurity-budget/

07/21/2022

Cybersecurity is integral to successful digital transformation. Forbes recently published an article highlighting the need for cybersecurity to be involved from the beginning for positive results.

Reactive security to fix mistakes and remediation afterward is important, but proactive cyber teams drive success by preventing problems before they happen.

Read the full article for more details.

https://bit.ly/3c6gs0s

To protect their ROI, reputations and customers, organizations need to take the time to lay thoughtful cybersecurity groundwork before digital transformation can safely occur.

07/19/2022

Join us virtually tomorrow, July 20, at 12 PM EST for the RSAC 365 Innovation Showcase: SOC Readiness panel.

SightGain will be discussing topics like , the role of breach and attack platforms, and approaches to measuring exposure with the panel.

Register now at https://www.rsaconference.com/library/isp/11-datatribe!

07/13/2022

If you're a SOC Manager, you know that effective cybersecurity comes from efficient and effective people, processes, and technology.

The problem is that it's difficult to quantify those three things. SightGain's solution allows you to test all three against real outsider threats to give you empirical, actionable data that you can use to continuously improve your cybersecurity posture.

https://sightgain.com/soc-performance-evaluation/

SightGain is the only cybersecurity risk management solution focused on cybersecurity readiness. SightGain tests and measures readiness using real-world attack simulations in your live environment.

07/06/2022

Cybersecurity on the global, business, and personal levels has never been more important, and new problems keep cropping up.

In this article from The Washington Post, we get an overview of how cybersecurity has evolved over the last 8 years and how it might look in the future. This is a great read for anyone interested in understanding why cybersecurity matters and why improving our capabilities as business leaders and as a country is so important.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/24/cybersecuritys-bad-its-getting-worse/

Three big takeaways from eight years on the cyber beat.

07/04/2022

Happy Independence Day from the team at SightGain!

Today we commemorate the founding of our country and celebrate the people who have fought to keep it safe.

06/29/2022

While standard pe*******on tests and vulnerability scans are great tools that everyone should be using, they don't fully answer the question "How well is my organization prepared for a ?".

An effective cyber risk assessment should cover five dimensions, which we cover in the blog linked below.

If you test effectively, you can plan efficiently, and that's the first step to continuously improving your .

https://sightgain.com/compare-cybersecurity-assessment-tools/

Not all cybersecurity assessment tools are created equal. Learn how to evaluate common tools, and find out how to build a strong foundation for cyber readiness.