October 2024 - Page 9 of 26

Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery: Key Differences

In today’s dynamic business environment, it is vital to have strategies to mitigate the consequences of potential disasters. One such example is the impact of COVID-19. When the pandemic hit, 200,000 businesses in the United States were forced to shut down because they were not equipped to sustain their operations. This showcases the significance of…

Blogs, Tools

10 Best CASB Solutions for Enhanced Cloud Security

The pre-cloud architecture allowed for on-premise hosting of data and applications. Organizations traditionally deployed several single solutions, such as Virtual Private networks (VPNs), Data loss prevention tools (DLPs), firewalls, etc., to address unique security challenges. However, as data started residing in multi-cloud environments, with each cloud service provider having its own policies, there arose a…

Blogs, HIPAA

How to Perform a HIPAA Risk Assessment to Stay Compliant?

The HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) provides direction to healthcare entities to implement safeguards for the privacy and security of patients’ protected health information (ePHI) and ensure HIPAA compliance. However, the first crucial step in this direction is to conduct a HIPAA risk assessment, which identifies critical risks and security loopholes. Risk assessment helps…

Blogs, ISO 27001

ISO 27004 Standard: Key to Evaluating Information Security

Most organizations are aware of the ISO 27001 standard that lists guidelines for establishing and managing an Information Security Management System (ISMS). Businesses implement ISMS controls and devise new policies to improve security posture. So, what does an ISO 27004 standard have to do with all this? Is it a subset or security requirement that…

Blogs, Compliance management

What Is an Access Review?

November 12, 2021. A former South Georgia Medical Center employee made an unauthorized copy of a patient’s private data before leaving the company. The center had to provide patients with free credit monitoring and identity restoration to compensate for the disgruntled ex-employee’s actions. While this is the case of a malicious insider, there are other…