How to Prepare Yourself for ISO 27001 Surveillance Audit
If your organization has implemented ISO 27001, it must be audited by an accredited auditor to be certified. An ISO 27001 audit reviews your organization’s information security management system (ISMS) against a set of defined standards. Once you are certified, it does not stop there. Maintaining it involves more work, both for you and the…
Nov 15, 2024
SOC 2 Auditors and Service Providers [How to Choose One]
Every business aiming to become SOC 2 (Service Organization Control) compliant must eventually engage with SOC 2 Auditors at the end of their SOC 2 audit readiness journey. Only a credible auditor, licensed CPA individual, or third-party consultant firm accredited by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) can conduct your SOC 2 audit….
Nov 15, 2024
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
Top 6 Third Party Risk Management Certifications – Eligibility & Exam Costs
According to the EY 2023 Third-party risk management (TRPM) Survey, 9 out of 10 respondents report having invested in a robust TRPM program. They are transitioning from risk identification to actively managing and mitigating them. This shift is driven by the increased dependency on vendors and rising third-party breaches. The research underscores that there is…
Nov 14, 2024
FISMA Certification: A Complete Step-By-Step Guide
In 2022, the U.S government introduced FISMA as a part of the E-Government Act. Aimed at protecting information security in the interest of national and economic growth, it explicitly focuses on “risk-based policy for cost-effective security”. If this act applies to your business, understanding the intricacies of the compliance process is essential. In this article,…
Nov 13, 2024
Multi Cloud Security Architecture: The Secret to Safekeeping Data
Businesses depend on multiple cloud based platforms to function seamlessly. While these significantly reduce IT complexity, maintaining a huge infrastructure of multiple endpoints opens a pandora’s box of complications – non-compliance, and security threats, vulnerabilities. As more companies adopt BYOD policy, the number of cloud components deployed outside the organization’s firewall are now higher than…
Nov 13, 2024