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Cybersecurity management insights, tips, and trends for security leaders, CISOs, vCISOs, and MSSPs who want to work smarter, not harder.

Cybersecurity

Top AI cyber attacks

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Top AI Cyber Attacks to Know for 2026: Risks & Defense

AI-powered cyberattacks are evolving faster than traditional defenses, using automation and personalization to evade detection and scale rapidly....

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What is a deepfake

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What is a Deepfake? A 2026 Guide for Security Leaders

Deepfakes now play an active role in fraud, disinformation, and reputational attacks as advances in generative AI make them easier to create and...

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Rivial Top Cloud Security Frameworks for Financial Institutions

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Top Cloud Security Frameworks for Financial Institutions

Here are key takeaways from the blog: Understanding Shared Responsibility is Foundational: Moving to the cloud changes the security paradigm....

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How to Create a Cybersecurity Program - Rivial Security

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How to Create a Cybersecurity Program

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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Assessing Fourth-Party Vendor Risk | Rivial Security

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Assessing Fourth-Party Vendor Risk

Key takeaways from the blog:

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Properly Assessing Third and Fourth Party Cybersecurity

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How to Assess 3rd vs 4th Party Risk Management

Here are the key takeaways from this blog: Third- & Fourth-Party Risk Is a Growing Threat: Breaches increasingly originate from vendors—not your own...

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Guide to Cyber Risk Treatment

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Guide to Cyber Risk Treatment

Here is a summary of this blog: Organizations face an overwhelming and evolving landscape of cybersecurity threats that require strategic, ongoing...

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12 Best Cybersecurity Companies in 2024

For security leaders tasked with protecting businesses' most sensitive data, selecting the right cybersecurity company is imperative. These...

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UPDATES TO FDIC'S InTREx

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UPDATES TO FDIC'S InTREx

Here are the key takeaways from this blog: FDIC's InTREx procedures were updated to streamline IT examinations, including a condensed Information...

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defend against ransomware attacks

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Incident Response Playbook: Ransomware

Here are the key takeaways from this blog: Ransomware attacks are more sophisticated and costly than ever, with 2023 payouts exceeding $1 billion and...

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