Best Risk Assessment Tools for Managing Cyber Risk
Risk assessment is an activity that helps organizations strengthen their security posture. A well-rounded risk assessment process will help you identify potential risks to your compliance, evaluate risk severity, and minimize their impact on business operations and continuity. It will require more than assessing risk to streamline your security-strengthening process; your organization must also deploy…
Sep 29, 2024
How to Implement Effective Cloud Governance for Your Business
A survey from HashiCorp found that nearly 90% of companies have gone multi-cloud. This figure is testament not only to the cloud’s popularity, but also demonstrates the urgency of establishing firm policies on cloud governance. Implementing cloud governance, however, is easier said than done. It comes with a set of challenges and intricacies. Let us…
Sep 29, 2024
FedRAMP Compliance: Importance and Steps
Before the establishment of FedRAMP, the U.S. government’s approach to cloud security was inconsistent and inefficient, leading to increased risks to national information. The introduction of the FedRAMP framework in 2011 aimed to provide a standardized approach to cloud security practices and ensure secure cloud deployment by agencies, emphasizing FedRAMP compliance. Ever since, the FedRAMP…
Sep 29, 2024
How To Define Your SOC 2 Scope
Defining the SOC 2 scope is a practical constraint when preparing for SOC 2 assessments. Some organizations err by selectively incorporating elements that showcase their strengths creating challenges for the recipients who rely on SOC 2 reports for making key decisions. Others find it difficult to balance assessment initiatives with the time and resources at…
Sep 29, 2024
How HIPAA Law Impacts Patient Data Privacy and Security?
The healthcare industry is a complex world. With doctors, clinics, service providers, patients, and more, running everything smoothly can get messy without regulations. HIPAA law aims to uncomplicate a number of issues around this industry. In this article, you will learn what HIPAA law is, what constitutes this law, who should follow it, and what…
Sep 29, 2024
GDPR Cookie Consent: Protecting User Privacy and Data
Key Points Introduction Cloud-hosted companies that operate websites with global traffic must know about GDPR and cookies. In May 2020, the EU released an update to clarify their specific position around cookie usage. Cookies give important insights to companies about the activity of their website visitors.Cookies are small files sent by websites to the visitor’s…
Sep 28, 2024