NIST vs ISO 27001 Compliance: What’s the Difference?
NIST and ISO 27001 are two of the most sought after compliance certifications in the market today. While ISO/IEC 27001 takes a comprehensive approach to information security management, NIST sets the standards for information security, develops new technologies, and provides metrics to drive innovation and industrial competitiveness. So which among these standards suits you best?…
Oct 20, 2024
ISO 27001 Asset Management: Safeguard Your Information Assets
As per the definition and application of ISO 27001 asset management is a set of processes to identify and apply security measures to an organization’s assets. Seems straightforward, isn’t it? In the real world, it is pretty tricky. Often organizations forget to identify and secure chunks of confidential Information stored at multiple sources. The cost…
Oct 19, 2024
ISO 27001 Requirements – A Comprehensive List [+Free Template]
Compliance with ISO 27001 requires familiarity with the standard, diligent planning, and committed implementation. To facilitate the process, you need to fulfill the necessary ISO 27001 certification requirements. The ISO 27001 requirements guide discusses the ISMS policies and procedures you must implement to demonstrate compliance with the clauses (4-10) listed in the ISO 27001 compliance…
Oct 18, 2024
SOC Team Roles and Responsibilities – How SOC Team Structure Looks like
Security teams are racing to fix every new vulnerability detected in their ever-evolving and ever-expanding technology infrastructure landscape. As a result, the responsibility of maintaining a holistic security posture is assigned to the Security Operations Center (SOC) team. At a high level, a SOC team looks after maintaining their security monitoring tools and investigates suspicious…
Oct 17, 2024
ISO 27001 Lead Auditor Training – How to become an ISO 27001 Auditor certified?
When an organization applies to become ISO 27001 certified, they are audited by a third-party external agency to ensure that its ISMS is aligned with the most current security requirements listed by ISO 27001. Usually, it is a Lead Auditor who heads these audits. During the audit, the lead auditor reviews the evidence produced and…
Oct 17, 2024
What includes in the Scope of GDPR ?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) aims to protect the privacy and rights of data subjects (individuals) in the European Union by regulating data processing activities conducted by businesses. Controllers or Processors outside the European Union often doubt whether they are required to comply, given that they do not have offices operating in the EU…
Oct 15, 2024