Cybersecurity Governance: Leading Security with Strong Policies
The evolving threat landscape is giving rise to several new problems like end-point vulnerabilities, third-party attacks, IoT threats, social engineering exploits, etc. While companies cannot eliminate such incidents, they can prepare and minimize the impact of these threats. This is where cybersecurity governance comes in—it helps companies formulate security strategies, enable business continuity, meet stakeholder…
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Oct 21, 2024
NIST vs ISO 27001 Compliance: What’s the Difference?
NIST and ISO 27001 are two of the most sought after compliance certifications in the market today. While ISO/IEC 27001 takes a comprehensive approach to information security management, NIST sets the standards for information security, develops new technologies, and provides metrics to drive innovation and industrial competitiveness. So which among these standards suits you best?…
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Oct 20, 2024
What Is a Governance Model? Types, Benefits, and How to Build One
Recently, a friend reached out to me on LinkedIn with a request. She needed help preparing for a webinar on Data Governance and its various models. She had been assigned to lead this project in her department but felt completely unenthusiastic about it. I can certainly relate that data governance isn’t typically a subject that…
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Oct 20, 2024
Best Incident Management Software Tools in 2026
TL;DR An incident management software automates repetitive tasks such as issue assignment, escalation, and status updates and provides the tools to fast-track resolution. Most tools listed help you with on-call schedules, incident alerting, prioritization, triage and investigation, post-incident analysis and reporting, and centralized reporting. They charge on a per-agent basis. When choosing a tool, you…
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Oct 20, 2024
ISO 27001 Annex A.8: Asset Management Explained
As per the definition and application of ISO 27001 asset management is a set of processes to identify and apply security measures to an organization’s assets. Seems straightforward, isn’t it? In the real world, it is pretty tricky. Often organizations forget to identify and secure chunks of confidential Information stored at multiple sources. The cost…
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Oct 19, 2024
HIPAA Authorization: Ensuring Patient Privacy and Consent
HIPAA authorization is an important part of safeguarding sensitive patient health information. It is necessary when Personal Health Information (PHI) is utilized or shared for actions that are prohibited under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. As a covered entity, if you fail to comply with this component of HIPAA, you are subject to penalties. 📋 Quick…
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Oct 18, 2024