Randy Lindberg

Randy Lindberg is the founder and CEO of Rivial Data Security. He has more than twenty years of experience in information security and started Rivial to fix the issues he saw as an Information Systems Security Officer in the U.S. Air Force and Information Security Manager at a $4 billion dollar financial institution.

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Is a Quantified Cyber Risk Number Defensible? The Inputs

Randy Lindberg: 09 Sep 2026

The most common objection to cyber risk quantification does not come from boards. It comes from security leaders, and it goes like this: the number is only as good as the inputs, the inputs are guesses, so the dollar figure is just a guess wearing a...

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What Should a Credit Union IT Risk Assessment Cost?

Randy Lindberg: 02 Sep 2026

You have three proposals on your desk and the numbers are thousands of dollars apart for what each vendor calls the same thing: an IT risk...

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Risk in Dollars, Not Colors: A Complete Guide to Board Reporting

Randy Lindberg: 19 Aug 2026

A security officer at a credit union told me that in his entire time at the institution, they had never once talked about risk in numbers. Colors,...

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How to Choose the Right vCISO: A Guide for Highly Regulated Organizations

Randy Lindberg: 08 Jul 2026

Quick answer: Choose a vCISO who acts as a strategic security leader, not an operator. The right one owns risk, governance, board reporting, and the...

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NIST AI RMF: Where to Start with AI Governance

Randy Lindberg: 10 Jun 2026

Quick Answer: AI governance starts with the Govern function of the NIST AI RMF. That means establishing an AI policy, updating existing cybersecurity...

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Risk Assessment vs. Risk Analysis

Randy Lindberg: 12 Nov 2025

Risk assessment and risk analysis are distinct but complementary, and understanding the difference helps organizations avoid blind spots in security...

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How to Create a Cybersecurity Program

Randy Lindberg: 02 Apr 2025

Here are the key takeaways from this blog: Start with a self-assessment: Understand what data you're storing, audit systems and devices, and evaluate...

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NIST Vendor Security Framework 101: A Comprehensive Guide

Randy Lindberg: 28 Mar 2025

Key takeaways from this guide:

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Data Breach Statistics to Know for 2025

Randy Lindberg: 06 Mar 2025

Here are the key takeaways from this blog: The average cost of a data breach continues to rise, reaching $4.88 million globally in 2024, with...

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NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series

Randy Lindberg: 05 Mar 2025

Here are the key features of this blog: NIST SP 800 Series serves as the gold standard for information security, offering detailed guidelines on...

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