All 26 Declared Presidential Candidates Earn Top Marks for Patch Management
19 of 26 Receive A Grades for Email Security
VIENNA, Va., June 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The list of declared Presidential candidates is long and diverse but all seem to be on the same page when it comes to their cybersecurity protections, according to new research from NormShield, the only provider that assesses and prioritizes the cyber risk of any organization within 60 seconds.
NormShield ran its 60-second Rapid Cyber Risk Scorecard for all of the 26 declared U.S. Presidential candidates. NormShield researchers were able to review 10 cyber risk categories and more than 250 control items to produce a risk score that can be instantly used to evaluate candidate cyber defenses.
The average cyber risk score of B+ across all candidates shows a concerted focus on reducing cyber risk. Several areas stand out including software patch management and Domain Name System (DNS) security where every candidate received As.
“It is great to see that lessons have been learned from past election cycles,” said Mohamoud Jibrell, CEO of NormShield. “Cyber attacks remain a risk; however, the actions taken by these candidates…
