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!

Blogs, ISO 27001

Mandatory ISO 27001 Documents You Must Prepare

TL;DR ISO 27001:2022 requires 15 core mandatory documents, including the ISMS scope, information security policy, risk treatment plan, Statement of Applicability, and asset inventory. Foundational documents include the ISMS scope, information security policy and objectives, risk assessment and treatment methodology, and the Statement of Applicability justifying control selections. Operational documents include the inventory of assets,…

Blogs, Cloud compliance

Internal Control Deficiencies – How to Evaluate Effectively

TL,DR: Internal control deficiencies are problems or misconfigurations that lead to non-compliance, inefficiency, and misreporting over time. Three types exist: preventive (stop events), detective (identify during occurrence), and corrective (rectify issues found) Deficiencies are classified by severity: control deficiency (cannot prevent misstatements), significant deficiency (materially increased risk), and material weakness (reasonable possibility of undetected material…

GRC

GRC Reporting: Dashboards, KPIs & Best Practices

Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) reporting has become a cornerstone of modern business strategy. As organizations expand their digital ecosystems, the need for transparency, accountability, and proactive risk management has never been greater. In fact, a recent study predicts a 50% rise in spending on GRC tools by 2026, underscoring its growing importance. Yet, with…

Blogs, Cybersecurity

9 Limitations of Internal Controls And How to Mitigate Them

Internal controls are the building blocks of a company’s security posture. They shape the company’s security architecture and they can often be the difference between a secure company and a vulnerable one. A recent study suggested that about 68% of occupational fraud occurred due to reasons relating to internal control loopholes—the reasons ranging from a…

Blogs, SOC 2

How To Define Your SOC 2 Scope

TL;DR SOC 2 scope defines the parameters for evaluating internal controls, covering services, systems, policies, processes, and people assessed against 5 trust principles: security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy Preparing scope follows key steps: choose relevant Trust Service Criteria based on customer expectations, identify in-scope systems and infrastructure, define organizational boundaries, document subservice organizations,…

Blogs

What is Vulnerability Management Lifecycle ? Protect Your Assets Today

TL,DR: The vulnerability management lifecycle discovers, analyzes, prioritizes, and mitigates vulnerabilities continuously through 6 stages: asset discovery, scanning, assessment, remediation planning, remediation execution, and verification and reporting Vulnerabilities are prioritized using CVSS scoring combined with business context factors like asset criticality, exploitability, and the potential impact on business operations and data integrity Vulnerability management is…