Author: Payal Wadhwa

Payal is your friendly neighborhood compliance whiz who is also ISC2 certified! She turns perplexing compliance lingo into actionable advice about keeping your digital business safe and savvy. When she isn’t saving virtual worlds, she’s penning down poetic musings or lighting up local open mics. Cyber savvy by day, poet by night!
    Incident Response Plan vs Disaster Recovery Plan
    Understanding Incident Response vs. Disaster Recovery
    In the first 30 minutes of a ransomware detonation, two simple questions could decide the outcome: Can you stop the spread? And how fast can you get back up? And that is the line between an Incident Response Plan (IRP) and a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP). One contains a blast radius, one focuses on business…
    ISO 42001 for Startups
    ISO 42001 for Startups: A Practical Guide to Responsible AI
    Startups today face immense pressure to adopt AI and ship features quickly. But as AI becomes increasingly embedded in products and processes, the tension between speed and security grows. Enterprise buyers demand greater transparency and investors want to understand how bias, data privacy, and AI risk is managed. This is where ISO 42001 comes in….
    GRC Components Explained: Governance, Risk, Compliance Overview
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    Components of GRC? Governance, Risk, and Compliance
    Every business has always needed strategic direction, practices that minimize risks, and compliance to avoid legal penalties. There may be a lack of formal processes, but historically, Governance, Risk, and Compliance has been practiced by businesses individually.  Fast-forward to the recent trends where a need for an integrated approach has been highlighted. This shift is…
    Red Flag due diligence
    Deal Autopsy: How & Why Due Diligence Red Flags Quietly Kill Startup Transactions
    Research suggests that nearly half of all deals collapse during due diligence, often because investors uncover liabilities the founders either overlooked or downplayed. Baker McKenzie and partner reports further show that compliance, governance, and regulatory risks are now central to M&A outcomes—especially in cross-border deals where scrutiny is even sharper. And yet, most founders enter a fundraise or…
    ISO 27001 Remote Working Policy
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    How to Create an ISO 27001 Remote Working Policy That Passes Audit
    Securing endpoints and enforcing consistent policies across a hybrid or remote workforce remains one of the toughest challenges for security and compliance teams. With employees working across varied locations, devices, and networks, the risk surface expands fast, and without clear guardrails, compliance falls apart. Annex A.6.7 of ISO 27001:2022 directly addresses this complexity by requiring…
    ISO 27001 Logging and Monitoring Policy
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    ISO 27001 Logging and Monitoring Policy: Requirements, Objectives, and Best Practices
    When systems process sensitive data and users have wide access, it’s critical to know exactly what’s happening, when, and by whom. Logging and monitoring gives you that visibility. It captures every meaningful action including access changes, configuration edits, and data updates, so you can track patterns, investigate issues, and respond with confidence. This isn’t just…