SecurityScorecard launches industry-specific ratings for the telecoms sector

Some industries make more attractive targets for cybercriminals than others, thanks to the type of data they hold and the services they provide. The telecoms sector is one such. 85 percent of the top telecom companies in the US, UK, France, Italy, Denmark, and Germany experienced a third-party data breach in the past 12 months alone. Which is why SecurityScorecard is introducing a new set of security ratings developed especially for telecommunications companies, internet service providers, and cloud providers. By identifying industry-specific factors, such as open DNS resolvers, SecurityScorecard's evaluation accounts for unique security landscapes and operational practices. Previously, these… [Continue Reading]