Benefits of an External Cyber Risk/Threat Assessment

In this article, we’re going to talk about some of the benefits of an external cyber risk/threat assessment.

First, you might be wondering what an external cyber risk/threat assessment is.

This is our core competency where we look at what’s happening beyond the four walls of your organization. We’re looking at your publicly facing assets like your website, or social media platforms, to see if there are any vulnerabilities, or if you’re leaking sensitive information. Then we expand that search to see if others have published anything that is harmful to your organization and its stakeholders.

Here are some benefits of us conducting an assessment for you:

• Compliance: Some cybersecurity frameworks like NIST 800-171 have a control section specific to risk assessments which include considering risks from external parties. Your organization may be compelled to do this because of legal/regulation requirements and/or for insurance purposes.
• Knowledge: Having a look at things externally helps with documenting your external assets so that you know what you need to protect. An assessment also helps with identifying threat actors targeting your industry. This is beneficial to help you plan ahead to lessen the effects of an attack.
• Protection: Whether we discover squatted domain names, phishing sites, stolen/misused/abused intellectual property, content that harms your reputation, or misconfigured sites, having an assessment helps reveal security weaknesses so that you know what you need to fix and protect. In the case of intellectual property, findings from our external assessments may provide you legal a path toward protecting that IP. The discovery of disinformation targeting your organization will help you address it and properly communicate to your audience. This helps protect the reputation of the company.

We invite you to reach out to schedule a free strategy call to see how Bsquared Intel fits into your security plans. Fill out the form below to contact us.

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