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Not only are legislators pushing for continuous self-assessments, cyber insurance companies,
manufacturers who rely on their massive third-party supply chains, military hardware/software buyers,
and other similar parties will also likely begin to embrace this offensive-based assessment mindset and
require partners and suppliers to do so as well. In other words, if you want to do business with premium
buyers, you will now be required to provide self-assessment scorecards before buyers buy, when
applying or renewing cyber insurance, or doing business with the government in the very near future.

Hold on tight, because in 2024, organizations are about to fully discover the overabundance of
weaknesses already residing in their networks they previously knew nothing about - discovered by way
of offensive-based security solutions that are ready for the mainstream.

About the Author

Stephen Gates brings more than 15 years of information security experience to
his role as Principal Security SME at Horizon3.ai. He is a subject matter expert
with an extensive hands-on background in security and is a well-known writer,
blogger, presenter, and published author who is dedicated to conveying facts,
figures, and information that brings awareness to the security issues all
organizations face. He is reachable at Horizon3.ai and on X at @Horizon3ai

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