Author: Anwita

Anwita is a cybersecurity enthusiast and veteran blogger all rolled into one. Her love for everything cybersecurity started her journey into the world compliance. With multiple certifications on cybersecurity under her belt, she aims to simplify complex security related topics for all audiences. She loves to read nonfiction, listen to progressive rock, and watches sitcoms on the weekends.
ISO 27001 Checklist

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
GRC Metrics: KPIs, KRIs, & KCIs

GRC Metrics: KPIs, KRIs, & KCIs Explained + Sample Checklist

As you scale, the amount of people, processes, and technology you add to your infrastructure increases. This not only adds a number of risks into the mix but also creates an unprecedented level of compliance chaos. The emergence of GRC helps to close these gaps.  This module heavily depends on certain metrics – KPIs, KRIs,…
Feb 01, 2025

Compliance Posture: How to Assess & Improve It

Managing compliance posture is like a circus—most parts work in harmony until one day, they just don’t. When one component slips, it doesn’t just stop, it creates a domino effect. Before you know it, you’re putting out fires, giving you less time to spend on business-critical tasks like managing compliance. It is a situation no…
Feb 01, 2025

Compliance Best Practices: How to Stay Ahead of Regulatory Challenges 

Running compliance projects is pretty much like a circus. You are juggling multiple things at once—all goes fine until an important bit fails, and chaos unfolds. Before you know it, your team is putting out fires, trying to put broken systems back together, and not knowing how to keep things in motion.  While there is…
Jan 31, 2025

Tabletop CISOs: Benefits, Sample Exercises, & Free Templates

A survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute highlighted skill shortages as a key factor contributing to a data breach’s cost. All research and data on cybersecurity point to a common finding: the number of attacks is going up each year and shows no signs of slowing down. These facts underscore the importance of skilled CISOs…
Jan 31, 2025

Cybersecurity Risk Analyst: Roles, Compensation, and Courses

During the 2008 financial crisis, Lehman Brothers, the American investment bank, collapsed, leaving thousands jobless and pushing an already fragile economy into chaos. While multiple factors contributed, poor risk management played a critical role in its downfall. This crisis underscored the importance of having a risk analyst on your team.  As more companies realize the…
Jan 30, 2025