Compromised passwords led to many data breaches in 2021, a record-breaking year for cyber vulnerabilities. Dashlane compiled the sixth annual "Worst Password Offenders" list, which highlights high-profile cyber incidents.

When it comes to cyber incident management of third-party risks, enterprise security professionals can follow a simplified task list to cover their bases by answering the questions "who, what, where, when, why and how."

The NIST Cybersecurity Frame-work focuses twice on the concept of improvement, doing so within both the Respond and the Recover functions.