Mastercard and Cloud4 Partner to Boost Cybersecurity and Protect the Digital Economy

Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Cloud4. This collaboration aims to boost cybersecurity and protect small businesses, governments, and critical infrastructure from digital threats, all while ensuring innovation continues and business operations remain uninterrupted. This move is part of the companies' efforts to provide comprehensive monitoring of the digital attack surface and respond immediately to any vulnerabilities that might appear in internet-dependent systems or software. The new collaboration allows Mastercard's digital attack monitoring capabilities, through its Recorded Future and RiskRecon platforms, to be utilized. These platforms detect any internet-connected domains or operating systems, enabling companies to quickly identify unprotected assets and apply Cloud4's security solutions to protect them from risks. The Recorded Future platform provides a security rating for digital assets, ranging from 'A' to 'F'. This rating is based on examining multiple factors like software vulnerabilities, authentication weaknesses, exposed infrastructure, and third-party risks, making it an essential tool for companies to reduce digital risks and protect sensitive information. A Mastercard security official emphasized that protecting small businesses, which account for nearly half of the global GDP, is critically important for securing the global economic foundation. He noted that the partnership with Cloud4 reflects the companies' commitment to providing a secure and stable digital environment to support global innovation and economic growth.