Risk Quantification: Understanding Key Elements, Models, & ChallengesÂ
Today, expanding your technology stack comes with a hidden cost: increased risk. Each new system expands your attack surface, and before you know it, security teams are overwhelmed with alerts and vulnerabilities. But the real problem is not that they’re unaware of the risks. It’s the opposite. Every vulnerability scanner, compliance audit, and security assessment…
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Sep 05, 2025
Risk Assessment Methods Explained [And How to Choose the Right One]
Businesses in the post-COVID era have realized the need to prioritize the security of their critical assets. In 2023 alone, the average cost of a data breach was $4.45 million – a figure that can make or break businesses with bootstrapped budgets and harsh market conditions. This necessitates the development of risk assessment methodologies to…
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Aug 15, 2025
ISO 27001 Password Policy: Guidelines and Best Practices
Identity theft is not a joke, Jim. Millions of people suffer every year! Remember this dialogue from the popular TV show The Office? As compliance experts, we believe these are golden words to live by. Identity theft in a business environment ranges from wide net phishing attempts to targeted spear phishing attempts. And this is…
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May 16, 2025
ISO 27001 Checklist: 13 Easy Steps To Get Started
ISO 27001, the gold information security standard, is quite comprehensive and structured in its approach. Most companies either feel overwhelmed about where to start or try to over-engineer things. Our ISO 27001 checklist solves for just that. It saves you time by minimizing the guesswork and provides the roadmap you need to accelerate the certification…
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Mar 19, 2025
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,…
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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…
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Feb 01, 2025