Ready for the Age of Cyber Transparency?

Ready for the Age of Cyber Transparency?

Cyber transparency is a condition where the quality of your organization’s security is obvious to everyone. Just as you might walk down the street and consider the suitability of a diner based on the sanitary letter grade displayed in the window, businesses want to understand the cyber hygiene of their vendors. Two firms are becoming known as the Moody’s and S&P of cyber ratings, and their influence is changing the way businesses compete.

Organizations cannot become secure without a comprehensive understanding of their data and information assets, and they need to take precautions when entrusting them to third parties.

Learn more about the two firms that are leading the cyber rating revolution and the implications in an article I wrote for CFO magazine: Cyber Ratings Services Can Help Thwart Hackers.

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