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Techday NZ
30-04-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Diligent teams with Cloudflare, Qualys to deliver cyber risk tool
Diligent has announced a partnership with Cloudflare and Qualys to provide a new cyber risk reporting solution designed for boards and both executive and security leaders. The Cyber Risk Report, now available on the Diligent One Platform, integrates Cloudflare's real-time threat intelligence and Qualys' cyber risk surface insights with Diligent's cyber risk dashboard. The solution is intended to provide a holistic, real-time view of the most pressing cyber threats facing organisations and to support strategic decision-making among board members and executives. Brian Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diligent, said: "In today's complex cyber landscape, boards and executives are demanding faster access to insights. The new Cyber Risk Report provides a holistic view of an organisation's risk posture, mitigating the chance of vulnerabilities to high impact threats. Combined with Diligent's AI-powered risk and governance solutions, this report arms CISOs with the tools for proactive risk management and strong cybersecurity governance." Diligent's recent 2025 What Directors Think report revealed that while 61% of directors acknowledge the strategic risks from cyber threats, nearly 30% of boards still do not receive regular security updates. The report underscores the challenges that security teams face, including an overload of data, constant emergence of software vulnerabilities, and new risks associated with AI tools. The new Cyber Risk Report aims to bridge this gap by merging internal controls data, third-party threat intelligence, and business context into a single, executive-focused resource. Its real-time integrations with Cloudflare and Qualys are designed to remove the need for manual reporting cycles and reliance on spreadsheets, streamlining processes such as control testing, evidence collection, and issue remediation through automation. Grant Bourzikas, Chief Security Officer at Cloudflare, commented: "Severe repercussions of recent attacks, and new threats posed by emerging technologies have moved cyber to the forefront of business leaders' concerns. And while the reckoning that cyber is at the crux of enabling business has finally come, communicating risk clearly, in business terms, is still a major challenge for CISOs. The Cyber Risk Report - underpinned by Cloudflare's telemetry, based on our global network that's one of the largest in the world - will enable security leaders to pinpoint exact relevant issues, overlay them with comprehensive context and ultimately provide clarity to the board on the overall state of your organisation's resilience." The development of the Cyber Risk Report included feedback from more than 50 chief information security officers and board members. The report offers features such as built-in trend analysis, peer comparisons, and intuitive dashboards, designed to help CISOs prioritise vulnerabilities according to their business impact and convey actionable recommendations to boards. The collaboration allows integration of technologies from both Cloudflare and Qualys into the Diligent One Platform and is intended to provide a basis for future cyber security solutions. Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Tech Officer of Qualys, said: "CISOs don't need more dashboards; they need a smarter, business-focused strategy. At Qualys, we help our customers be more effective at measuring, communicating and eliminating their cyber risk with the Risk Operations Center (ROC). Together with Diligent and Cloudflare, we're redefining how cyber risk is communicated to the board, translating technical data into the financial language of business - dollars and cents. At the same time, we're empowering CISOs with clear, actionable insights to manage their risk surface, drive down risk, boost efficiency and elevate security as a true business enabler." The partnership is expected to address the ongoing challenges faced by security teams in translating technical cyber risk data into information that is meaningful for business and board-level decision-making.
Business Wire
29-04-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Diligent Partners with Cloudflare and Qualys to Transform Cyber Risk Insights for Boards with Next-Generation Reporting Solution
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Diligent, the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, today announced a strategic partnership with Cloudflare, the leading connectivity cloud company, and Qualys, a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions, to revolutionize the way Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) and security leaders communicate cyber risk to the board of directors. The Cyber Risk Report – available on the Diligent One Platform – will integrate Cloudflare's real-time threat intelligence, Qualys' best-in-class risk surface insights, and Diligent's cyber risk dashboard to deliver a real-time view of the most pressing cyber threats for organizations. 'In today's complex cyber landscape, boards and executives are demanding faster access to insights,' said Brian Stafford, President and Chief Executive Officer of Diligent. 'The new Cyber Risk Report provides a holistic view of an organization's risk posture, mitigating the chance of vulnerabilities to high impact threats. Combined with Diligent's AI-powered risk and governance solutions, this report arms CISOs with the tools for proactive risk management and strong cybersecurity governance.' According to Diligent's 2025 What Directors Think report, while 61% of directors recognize the strategic risks posed by cyber threats, almost 30% of boards do not receive regular security updates, underscoring a critical gap in cybersecurity awareness and action. Security teams are overwhelmed by excessive data, new software vulnerabilities and AI tools, making it crucial to automate 'always-on' threat monitoring and enable teams to translate insights for effective risk management. The Cyber Risk Report bridges the gap between threats detected and action needed by combining internal controls data, external threat intelligence and relevant business context into a single, executive-ready report. Real-time integrations with Cloudflare and Qualys will help eliminate manual reporting cycles and reliance on spreadsheets, providing comprehensive and actionable insights while automating complex tasks like control testing, evidence collection and issue remediation. 'Severe repercussions of recent attacks, and new threats posed by emerging technologies have moved cyber to the forefront of business leaders' concerns. And while the reckoning that cyber is at the crux of enabling business has finally come, communicating risk clearly, in business terms, is still a major challenge for CISOs,' said Grant Bourzikas, Chief Security Officer at Cloudflare. 'The Cyber Risk Report – underpinned by Cloudflare's telemetry, based on our global network that's one of the largest in the world – will enable security leaders to pinpoint exact relevant issues, overlay them with comprehensive context and ultimately provide clarity to the board on the overall state of your organization's resilience.' Developed with input from more than 50 CISOs and board members, the enhanced Cyber Risk Report connects technical metrics with strong decision-making. With features such as built-in trend tracking, peer comparisons and intuitive dashboards, the report enables CISOs to prioritize vulnerabilities based on business impact and deliver actionable insights to the board, ultimately enhancing governance. This strategic partnership enables the integration of cutting-edge technologies from Cloudflare and Qualys into the Diligent One Platform and serves as the foundation for future cybersecurity solutions to address the evolving threat landscape. 'CISOs don't need more dashboards; they need a smarter, business-focused strategy,' said Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Tech Officer of Qualys. 'At Qualys, we help our customers be more effective at measuring, communicating and eliminating their cyber risk with the Risk Operations Center (ROC). Together with Diligent and Cloudflare, we're redefining how cyber risk is communicated to the board, translating technical data into the financial language of business – dollars and cents. At the same time, we're empowering CISOs with clear, actionable insights to manage their risk surface, drive down risk, boost efficiency and elevate security as a true business enabler.' The partnership was announced today at the 2025 RSA Conference. For more information about the Cyber Risk Report capabilities developed by Diligent, Cloudflare and Qualys, visit: About Diligent Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to clarify risk and elevate governance. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. Learn more at Follow Diligent on LinkedIn and Facebook. About Cloudflare Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees, applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere, while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare's connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured, unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools, so any organization can gain the control they need to work, develop, and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world's largest and most interconnected networks, Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits, humanitarian groups, and governments across the globe. Learn more about Cloudflare's connectivity cloud at Learn more about the latest Internet trends and insights at Follow us: Blog | X | LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram About Qualys Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of disruptive cloud-based security, compliance and IT solutions with more than 10,000 subscription customers worldwide, including a majority of the Forbes Global 100 and Fortune 100. Qualys helps organizations streamline and automate their security and compliance solutions onto a single platform for greater agility, better business outcomes, and substantial cost savings. The Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform leverages a single agent to continuously deliver critical security intelligence while enabling enterprises to automate the full spectrum of vulnerability detection, compliance, and protection for IT systems, workloads and web applications across on premises, endpoints, servers, public and private clouds, containers, and mobile devices. Founded in 1999 as one of the first SaaS security companies, Qualys has strategic partnerships and seamlessly integrates its vulnerability management capabilities into security offerings from cloud service providers, including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Amazon Web Services, the Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure, along with a number of leading managed service providers and global consulting organizations. For more information, please visit Learn more about Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Management at .
Techday NZ
23-04-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Diligent unveils AI tool to streamline risk management for firms
Diligent has introduced AI Risk Essentials, an AI-powered solution intended to help organisations identify, benchmark, and mitigate enterprise risks. AI Risk Essentials is designed to streamline the initiation and development of an enterprise risk management (ERM) programme. According to Diligent, the new solution can be deployed in under a week, providing governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) professionals with tools to rapidly prepare for board discussions, evaluate risks, conduct assessments, establish mitigation strategies, and monitor risk management activities. The AI-powered tool leverages benchmarking risk data extracted from over 120,000 SEC 10-K filings, offering organisations access to a wide dataset for comparing and evaluating their risk positions. This enables users to benchmark against peers, identify blind spots, and expedite the construction of their risk registries. The introduction of AI Risk Essentials follows Diligent's previous AI-focused initiatives, such as the GovernAI suite within the Diligent One Platform. Both products aim to facilitate governance and risk processes for boards, executives, and legal professionals, with an emphasis on maintaining security and responsible application of AI technologies. Market research cited by Diligent indicates that more than 77% of directors report receiving regular board-level discussions regarding new risks and their implications. The demand for improved benchmarking data and risk management solutions is growing as regulatory and environmental changes introduce new challenges. Michael Rasmussen, GRC Analyst, Influencer & Pundit at GRC 20/20, commented on the potential impact of AI-driven risk tools on organisational resilience. "Leveraging advanced AI-driven solutions like Diligent AI Risk Essentials enables organisations not only to quickly identify and assess these uncertainties but also to strategically benchmark their risks against industry standards. Integrating these insights into decision-making empowers leaders to proactively mitigate risk, align their ERM programs with strategic objectives, and ultimately drive resilience and agility in achieving their organisational goals," Rasmussen said. Diligent highlights the continued reliance on manual risk tracking methods, such as spreadsheets, within many organisations; only 32% describe their risk oversight as mature or robust. AI Risk Essentials is intended to address these gaps and, in combination with other features of the Diligent One Platform, delivers a range of functionalities, including AI-driven risk identification, benchmarking suggestions based on SEC 10-K data, and tools for collaborative risk assessment with stakeholders. The solution offers capabilities such as streamlined risk assessments, where teams can collaborate to evaluate the potential impact and likelihood of strategic risks. Risk mitigation plans are consolidated in a single, easily accessible environment to improve accountability and visibility. Users are provided with an interactive risk heatmap to visualise the severity of risks, guiding the prioritisation of their risk management initiatives. Additionally, AI Risk Essentials grants access to Diligent's Education and Templates Library. This repository includes a variety of resources for board members, executives, and legal professionals, as well as a newly launched ERM Certification, supporting best practices for risk maturity and the development of organisational risk literacy. Scott Bridgen, General Manager, Risk & Audit at Diligent, commented on the evolving risk landscape and the need for AI-driven tools. "The volume and complexity of risk management have increased exponentially in the last five years, but most organisations are hampered by varying levels of risk maturity, resourcing and inadequate tools," Bridgen stated. "Now, by leveraging AI-powered insights and benchmarking capabilities, organisations of any size can quickly identify, assess and mitigate risks. Governance and risk professionals can effectively jumpstart or enhance an enterprise risk management program in time for their next board meeting." AI Risk Essentials is positioned as part of Diligent's broader three-tier ERM suite, which has been recognised by analysts including Forrester, Gartner, and IDC. The ERM suite comprises a range of scalable solutions to support clients as their risk management practices mature and they require advanced functionality.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Diligent Unveils AI Risk Essentials to Accelerate Risk Management and Elevate Governance
New AI-powered solution empowers organizations to identify, benchmark and mitigate risk efficiently NEW YORK, April 23, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diligent, the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, today announced Diligent AI Risk Essentials (AI Risk Essentials), a new solution designed to initiate and strengthen an organization's enterprise risk management (ERM) program. Supported by benchmarking risk data from SEC 10-K filings, AI Risk Essentials can be implemented in less than a week, enabling GRC professionals to immediately prepare for board-level discussions, swiftly identify risks, conduct risk assessments, implement mitigation strategies and monitor progress. AI Risk Essentials builds on Diligent's track record of AI innovation, including the release of GovernAI, a suite of AI-powered features within the Diligent One Platform designed to streamline governance and risk workflows, saving valuable time for boards, executives and legal professionals while ensuring the highest levels of security and responsible AI usage. With more than 77% of directors reporting that their board regularly discusses new risks and implications for the company, the demand for enhanced benchmarking data and risk management solutions is on the rise. AI Risk Essentials provides organizations with access to over 120,000 risks from SEC 10-K filings, allowing them to easily benchmark against their peers, identify potential blind spots and expedite building their risk register. "Leveraging advanced AI-driven solutions like Diligent AI Risk Essentials enables organizations not only to quickly identify and assess these uncertainties but also to strategically benchmark their risks against industry standards," said Michael Rasmussen, GRC Analyst, Influencer & Pundit, GRC 20/20. "Integrating these insights into decision-making empowers leaders to proactively mitigate risk, align their ERM programs with strategic objectives, and ultimately drive resilience and agility in achieving their organizational goals." The need for a sophisticated, AI-powered ERM solution is more pressing than ever with only 32% of organizations characterizing their risk oversight practices as mature or robust and many still relying on manual tools such as spreadsheets. AI Risk Essentials – in addition to other AI capabilities on the Diligent One Platform – provides teams with: AI-powered risk identification and benchmarking data: Providing a comprehensive starting point for effective risk management through AI-assisted benchmarking suggestions using SEC 10-K risk data. Streamlined risk assessments: Enabling collaboration with risk owners to set impact and likelihood of strategic risks, ensuring an accurate understanding of risk exposure. Simplified risk mitigation plans: Making risk mitigation straightforward by consolidating all essential information, ensuring clear visibility and accountability. An interactive risk heatmap: Allowing users to visualize risk severity, gain actionable insights and help prioritize their strategic focus. Access to Diligent's Education and Templates Library: Including a wide range of board, executive and legal resources along with the newly released ERM Certification, designed to promote best practices for enhancing risk maturity and developing risk literacy. "The volume and complexity of risk management have increased exponentially in the last five years, but most organizations are hampered by varying levels of risk maturity, resourcing and inadequate tools," said Scott Bridgen, General Manager, Risk & Audit at Diligent. "Now, by leveraging AI-powered insights and benchmarking capabilities, organizations of any size can quickly identify, assess and mitigate risks. Governance and risk professionals can effectively jumpstart or enhance an enterprise risk management program in time for their next board meeting." AI Risk Essentials is a component of Diligent's three-tier ERM product suite, which has garnered accolades from leading analysts such as Forrester, Gartner and IDC. The ERM product suite offers a range of solutions that scale with clients' needs as they mature and require more advanced ERM solutions. For more information about Diligent AI Risk Essentials, visit: Diligent will host its inaugural AI Innovations Virtual Summit on Wednesday, April 30th to showcase how AI is transforming governance, risk and compliance. Attendees will hear from experts and learn best practices for improved decision-making and building organizational resilience using AI. Register now at: About Diligent Diligent is the leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) SaaS company, empowering more than 1 million users and 700,000 board members to elevate governance and clarify risk. The Diligent One Platform gives practitioners, the C-suite and the board a consolidated view of their entire GRC practice so they can more effectively manage risk, build greater resilience and make better decisions, faster. Learn more at Follow Diligent on LinkedIn and Facebook. 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