Minimizing The Third-Party Risk: 7 Security Opportunities For Partners

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Cyber Insurance

Boyer said there is also a significant opportunity for third-party risk services around the growing industry for cyber insurance, as insurance companies look for a way to calculate risk scores for potential or current subscribers. Boyer the company's six years of historical data have been able to show a strong correlation between investments in security in certain areas and a company's likelihood of being breached. Boyer said those metrics will become even more important as the cyber insurance industry becomes more mainstream, saying he expects it will ultimately become something every company will need.