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“You Don’t Exist in the System”: What GRC Gets Wrong About Identity Risk
In the hierarchy of security risks, identity rarely makes the front page. It’s often relegated to access control matrices and provisioning workflows—important, yes, but rarely urgent. It’s considered a convenience feature. A means to an end. Until the day it vanishes. “I went to the unemployment agency,” says Alexandre Blanc, a cybersecurity expert and former…Apr 17, 2025 -
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Top Sprinto Alternatives
If you’re in the market for a compliance automation tool, chances are you’ve already waded through the same recycled claims, but if you’ve spent even a second dealing with compliance, you know it’s never that simple. Some tools make big promises but crumble under real-world complexity. Others are glorified to-do lists dressed up as automation….Apr 17, 2025 -
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Understanding Global Privacy Control (GPC): What It Is and Why It Matters
The numbers don’t lie: a staggering 63% of global consumers question corporate openness over data transparency (Tableau). Coupled with regulatory pressures like GDPR and CPRA stepping up the game, corporations arrive at an inflection point of reckoning. The maze of cookie consent and multi-factor authentication leads to further confusion. Global Privacy Control (GPC) is not…Apr 17, 2025
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- GDPR
Simplifying Article 9 of GDPR – guide to processing special category data
Have you come across consent prompts for cookie collection while surfing the internet? That results from tightening data privacy regulations like Article 9 of GDPR, which push businesses to take privacy more seriously. These regulations mandate businesses to offer more control to users over how their data gets used and make it easier for them…Jan 08, 2025 -
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- GDPR
Seven GDPR Principles You Must Know In 2025
Businesses that process customer data are liable to various privacy protection laws depending on the location where they operate. In Europe, data privacy regulations are pretty rigorous. Non-European businesses trying to expand into this continent often find themselves drowning in a sea of GDPR regulations. GDPR principles outline how companies should collect, handle, process, or…Jan 02, 2025 -
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- GDPR
Achieving GDPR Compliance: A Guide for Businesses
GDPR compliance is vital for organizations operating within the EU. Non-compliance can lead to severe legal and financial consequences, as seen in Austria’s recent ban on Google Analytics. Specifically, Article 44 of the GDPR states that data is not allowed to be transferred beyond the EU or the EEA unless the recipient nation is able…Jan 01, 2025
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- HIPAA
HIPAA-Compliant Website
Data breaches may be inevitable for healthcare organizations. But implementing HIPAA safeguards can go a long way toward helping you protect confidential patient information. But what’s that got to with your website? A lot. Especially if you host or plan on hosting a website that stores or transmits protected health information. Your website isn’t just…Jan 22, 2025 -
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- HIPAA
HIPAA Compliance Software – Updated for 2025
The healthcare industry has consistently been the top recipient of data breaches for the last 12 years. This fuels the necessity to implement stringent laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Entities that handle sensitive patient data can enforce the requirements of this law using a HIPAA compliance software. In this…Jan 22, 2025 -
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- HIPAA
How to Send HIPAA Compliant Email? (Best Practices)
Let’s say you have built HIPAA-compliant software, trained your staff, and have a dedicated HIPAA compliance officer to oversee your compliance requirements. But you can still get pulled up by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) if your email isn’t HIPAA compliant! Is your email HIPAA compliant? This is what we are going to discuss…Jan 14, 2025
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- ISO 27001
ISO 27001 Checklist: 13 Easy Steps To Get Started
ISO 27001 is the world’s gold standard for ensuring the security of information and its supporting assets. By obtaining ISO 27001 certification, an organization can demonstrate its security procedures to potential clients anywhere in the world. Our ISO 27001 checklist serves as a comprehensive guide to help you implement and manage your ISMS. Using an…Mar 19, 2025 -
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- ISO 27001
What is ISO 27001 Policy Template? How to Create one
The ISO 27001 policy provides a comprehensive framework to establish and maintain an information security management system. To demonstrate your commitment to information security to stakeholders, having a defined ISO 27001 template is highly significant. The ISO 27001 policy templates are an effective resource that helps organizations manage risks and establish an effective information security…Jan 10, 2025 -
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- ISO 27001
ISO 27001 Statement of Applicability (All you need to know)
The importance of the Statement of Applicability in ISO 27001 cannot be overstated. It is the central document that your certification auditors would use to walk through your Information Security Management System (ISMS) processes and controls. So, if you are contemplating getting your organization ISO 27001 certified, this article is a must-read. Upon reading, you…Jan 03, 2025
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- PCI DSS
All You Need to Know About PCI Non Compliance Fee
Credit card and payment information is one of the most sensitive pieces of information that some organizations handle. So, it goes without saying that there are standards and rules in place to protect such sensitive data. Violating the rules has severe consequences. Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are guidelines rolled out by…Jan 08, 2025 -
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A Detailed Evaluation of PCI DSS Certification Cost
There is no fixed price on the costs involved with becoming PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards) compliant. Instead, the costs largely depend on the size of your business, the volume of transactions your company conducts annually, and the transmission and storage methods you use. PCI DSS is designed to ensure the security…Jan 04, 2025 -
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- PCI DSS
Complete Guide to PCI DSS Certification Process
PCI DSS is for payment card data. It is seen as the gold standard for protecting sensitive authentication data and with PCI DSS 4.0 in effect the requirements have only become more stringent. The newer and stronger version was built after much input from the PCI Community, including 6,000+ comments from 200 companies and many…Nov 15, 2024
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- SOC 2
What is Security Operations Center(SOC) and Why is it Essential
Are you constantly coming across the term ‘SOC’? Curious to learn more about what it stands for, what it encompasses, and—most importantly—what relevance it has in your daily life? You’re not alone. SOC (Security Operations Center) is a rapidly growing area of security management and one of the most important components of any successful organizational…Jan 10, 2025 -
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- SOC 2
SOC 2 Compliance Cost 2025: Planning A Comprehensive Compliance Budget
SOC 2 compliance costs can be substantial, especially if you are a small or growing business that’s bootstrapped. However, that doesn’t make it any less worthwhile – in fact, you should view it as an investment that could bring you invaluable business in the future. With cloud-hosted applications proliferating, SOC 2 Compliance is a sure-fire…Jan 08, 2025 -
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- SOC 2
Picking the Right SOC 2 Software: A Beginner’s Guide
Businesses today have started identifying SOC 2 as a strategic asset. It has become an enabler for enterprise deals, a way to bypass lengthy security questionnaires and a badge of trust. As founders and CISOs seek to obtain it quickly and leverage the benefits they are increasingly turning to automation and SOC 2 software. It…Jan 08, 2025
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- Cybersecurity
Beyond the Office: Cybersecurity for Hybrid Workforces
Six in ten US employees prefer a hybrid work setup, and it’s here to stay. While it has offered efficiency and productivity gains, it has also altered the corporate attack surface. It’s easy for an employee to sit in a coffee shop or a coworking space and casually share a confidential file over WhatsApp instead…Apr 07, 2025 -
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- Compliance management
TISAX Compliance: Benefits, How To Certify & Cost
Lately, modern vehicles have become intelligent systems, too, because they can absorb, process, and generate vast amounts of data from their users (drivers and passengers). While this data is extremely valuable in the automobile industry, it is also vulnerable to exploitation. Cars with advanced systems that rely on complex software and data exchange introduce significant…Mar 26, 2025 -
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- NIST
Breaking Down NIST 800-171 Controls: The Full List of Security Requirements
As long as small and mid-sized businesses can demonstrate robust security measures, the U.S. Department of Defense is more than willing to outsource innovation, ideas, and services to them. You don’t need to be a large enterprise to win federal contracts—what matters is proving that you can effectively safeguard sensitive government information from potential threats….Mar 26, 2025
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