Author: Gowsika

Gowsika is an avid reader and storyteller who untangles the knotty world of compliance and cybersecurity with a dash of charming wit! While she’s not decoding cryptic compliance jargon, she’s oceanside, melody in ears, pondering life’s big (and small) questions. Your guide through cyber jungles, with a serene soul and a sharp pen!
    A Quick Guide to HITRUST Certification
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    HITRUST Compliance Certification: 5 Steps to Follow
    HITRUST (Health Information Trust Alliance) Certification serves as a key benchmark for data protection in healthcare. According to the 2025 HITRUST Trust Report, organizations with HITRUST certifications reported an incident rate of only 0.59% in 2024, meaning 99.41% remained breach-free. Given the massive volume of sensitive data healthcare organizations handle, robust safeguards are critical. To address this,…
    Everything You Need to Know About GRC Audit
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    GRC Audits: How to Run Them, and What to Report
    Do you know that 44% of organizations plan to implement GRC or upgrade their existing implementation? Why so? Because GRC audits are proving to be an eye-opener for organizations so that they can optimize their GRC processes and controls. This helps businesses stay on top of their security and compliance game. Regular GRC audits are…
    enterprise risk management
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    Enterprise Risk Management (ERM): A Strategic Guide for Modern Businesses
    As companies grow, their operational complexity, customer bases, and the volume of data they process each day grow as well. With this overall growth and increased surface area come unprecedented risks: enterprises must process larger amounts of data, uphold data subject rights, and keep that data safe from internal and external threats. This means that…
    7 Types of HIPAA Rules
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    Types of HIPAA Rules – Benefits & Penalties with HIPAA Rules
    A patient’s health and financial information are sensitive. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA, was passed to safeguard patients’ Protected Health Information (PHI). The rules laid down by HIPAA are federal law and limit the use and disclosure of PHI by healthcare providers and related entities. Failure to adhere to HIPAA rules…
    SOC 2 Policies and Procedures
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    SOC 2 Policies and Procedures: What You Need to Know
    Clear and Concise documentation is the key that unlocks doors to a successful SOC2 implementation. It is imperative to document the applicable SOC 2 policies and procedures for your organization. This includes the roadmap to SOC 2 certification, TSC, Gap analysis findings, implementation of policies, audit preparation, and more.  SOC 2 policies help organizations to…
    7 Best NIST Compliance Software
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    7 Best NIST Compliance Software
    NIST isn’t your typical regulatory framework. Companies aren’t mandated to become NIST compliant unless they’re part of the US federal system. This also means it can be pretty challenging to implement without understanding what to do and how to streamline the flurry of activity involved. And this is where NIST compliance software can help. But…