Remediation Vs Mitigation in Cybersecurity: Managing Third-Party & Enterprise Risk

 A decision needs to be made with every threat posed by Cyber Risk. The difference between remediation vs mitigation in Cybersecurity discusses how companies can protect their key assets; their vendors and supply chains against ever-changing threats. Remediation is only addressing the risk once it occurs and is fixing/mitigating incidents at the source, whereas mitigation is the proactive defense against identified risks to minimize the impact of cyber threat. With the help of Beaconer, a business can manage both aspects of risk through automated third-party risk assessments, continuous monitoring of the attack surface, collecting Dark Web intelligence and tracking down the remediation of that risk back to its source. Improve your risk management strategies find out how Beaconer can help you remain secure and schedule a demonstration.



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