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title: Measuring the Impact of Cybersecurity Risk Ratings
description: Join RiskRecon and experts from Forrester Research for an interactive discussion on the state of cybersecurity risk ratings tools in 2021 and beyond.
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##### June 2, 2021

# Measuring the Impact of Cybersecurity Risk Ratings

Cybersecurity risk ratings (CSR) solutions give a single, aggregated view of an organization's cybersecurity posture across several risk factors, providing the necessary context of their own third-party and enterprise risk management process.

Watch as Forrester Principal Analyst Paul McKay, Forrester Consultant Veronica Iles, and RiskRecon CEO Kelly White take a deep dive into the current state of the risk ratings market.

During this discussion, our panelists discuss:

- A view on the risk ratings market from Forrester's top CSR analyst
- Quantifiable results achieved by RiskRecon customers producing measurable ROI in key business areas
- The main use cases driving organizations to utilize CSR solutions

![Paul McKay](https://wcc.on24.com/event/32/18/73/3/rt/1/images/speakerbiowidgetimage1622575895025/paul_mckay.jpg)

Paul McKay  
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![Veronica Iles](https://wcc.on24.com/event/32/18/73/3/rt/1/images/speakerbiowidgetimage1622575922471/veronica_iles.jpg)

Veronica Iles  
Total Economic Impact Consultant  
Forrester

 

![Kelly White](https://wcc.on24.com/event/32/18/73/3/rt/1/images/speakerbiowidgetimage1622575949712/kelly_white.jpg)

Kelly White  
Founder and CEO  
RiskRecon, a Mastercard Company

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