The Evolution and Proliferation of Security Ratings

Five years ago, rating the cybersecurity posture of organizations to help reduce risk and improve their security posture was a new idea. Since then, the concept has been expanded to include everything from threat management to cyber insurance premiums, says Sam Kassoumeh, COO of SecurityScorecard.

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In a video interview with Information Security Media Group at RSA Conference 2019 in San Francisco, Kassoumeh discusses:

• The evolution of security ratings;
• Why and how security ratings are being applied, including for cyber insurance purposes;
• Considerations when using cyber threat intelligence signals for third-party and overall IT risk management.

Kassoumeh is co-founder and COO at SecurityScoreCard. He…