Cybersecurity Tools & Guides
Each downloadable piece featured below is a fully-detailed, actionable resource that's part of a larger collection of cybersecurity content available to our clients in the IANS Insights Portal.
Ransomware Incident Response Playbook
Prep for a Continued Uptick in Third-Party Risks in 2025
Third-party risks are expected to increase in 2025, as more organizations look to third parties to handle critical tasks, and hackers double down on disrupting supply chains.
This report details the main third-party risks to be aware of in 2025, as well as key areas security teams should invest in to improve their defenses and resilience to third-party compromise.
Incident Briefing: DeepSeek Disrupts the AI Market
Key Security Budget Impacts for Financial Services in 2025
Download the full 2025 Security Budget Report for Financial Services
IANS Security, Privacy and Compliance Law Update: Q3 2024
This Report provides updates on emerging international compliance laws and regulations that impact the information security and privacy communities.
Checklist: RBAC Schema Assessment for GenAI Apps
Step three in a three-part series, this checklist breaks down factors for product owners to identify sensitive data, evaluate roles and map roles to data access.
Checklist: Preparing Authentication for GenAI Apps
Step two in a three-part series, this checklist breaks down factors for ensuring your authentication methods for GenAI applications. Factors include the data the application processes as well as the cost to the organization to answer services.
5 Key Steps to Mapping External Exposure of GenAI Applications
Step one in a three-part series, this template breaks down the process of assessing your external exposure from generative AI applications adopted by your organization.
Retaining and Hiring CISOs and Security Leaders in 2024
IANS and Artico Search surveyed more than 660 CISOs as part of the 2023 CISO Compensation and Budget Survey. Retaining and Hiring CISOs and Security Leaders in 2024 compiles the findings of that survey into key data points that hiring leaders should keep in mind during the recruitment process.
