Author: Heer Chheda

Heer is a content marketer at Sprinto. With a degree in Media, she has a knack for crafting words that drive results. When she’s not breaking down complex cyber topics, you can find her swimming or relaxing by cooking a meal. A fan of geopolitics, she’s always ready for a debate.
    When Crisis Strikes, Be Ready: Creating a Business Continuity Policy That Works
    TL;DR A Business Continuity Policy (BCP) is yourorganization’s resilience blueprint. It outlines strategies to maintain critical operations during disruptions, from cyber attacks to natural disasters. Effective BCPs are built on thorough risk assessment and business impact analysis. They prioritize critical functions, set recovery objectives, and allocate resources strategically. Crafted effectively, a BCP can provide an…
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    10 Compliance Standards That Are Must-HavesΒ 
    β€œThe cost of non-compliance is great. If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance” – Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty.  These words ring truer than ever in today’s hyperconnected, data-centric world. Beyond the legal and financial ramifications, non-compliance can lead to plummeting valuations, reputational damage, and lost business opportunities.  Adhering to relevant compliance…
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    100+ Latest Social Engineering Statistics: Costs, Trends, AI [2025]
    A single click can bypass every tool in your security stack. That’s the risk social engineering poses today. Modern attackers no longer need to exploit vulnerabilities in code. They exploit vulnerabilities in behaviourβ€”fatigue, familiarity, urgency, and routine.  Despite continued investments in zero trust frameworks, SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) systems, and endpoint security, organizations…
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    List of NIST Cybersecurity Framework Controls
    According to a study conducted in 2024, the global average cost of a data breach was $4.88 million, making a strong case for robust cybersecurity frameworks. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) provides a systematic means of mitigating such risks by providing guidelines to help organizations protect their valuable assets.  While the NIST cybersecurity controls offer…
    More Money =/= More Security. A Conversation on Budget with Christophe FuolonΒ 
    During a recent conversation with Christophe Foulon, a vCISO at Qusitive who has over 17 years of experience, I naively asked him Can we equate bigger cybersecurity budgets with better protectionβ€”or are we missing the bigger picture? Christophe didn’t hesitate. β€œA big budget doesn’t guarantee good securityβ€”if it did, we’d never hear of billion-dollar companies…
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    β€œYou Don’t Exist in the System”: What GRC Gets Wrong About Identity Risk
    In the hierarchy of security risks, identity rarely makes the front page. It’s often relegated to access control matrices and provisioning workflowsβ€”important, yes, but rarely urgent. It’s considered a convenience feature. A means to an end. Until the day it vanishes. β€œI went to the unemployment agency,” says Alexandre Blanc, a cybersecurity expert and former…