Author: Virgil

Virgil is a marketer at Sprinto who combines his media savvy with his cybersecurity expertise to craft content that truly resonates. Known for simplifying complex cybersecurity and GRC topics, he brings technical depth and a storyteller’s touch to his work. When he’s not busy writing, he’s likely exploring the latest in cybersecurity trends, debating geopolitics, or unwinding with a good cup of coffee.
Steps to DORA certification

What is Dora Certification? Steps to get Dora Certification

As of 17 January 2025, potentially 50% of all organizations subject to DORA compliance in the EU and beyond have missed the deadline to comply with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). If your organization is still looking to achieve DORA certification, it’s high time! The clock is ticking, and the penalties might be climbing…
Mar 17, 2025
Tisax certification steps

How to achieve TISAX certification

Think ISO 27001 is enough in the automotive industry to safeguard your data and win customer trust? Think again. TISAX (Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange) is the most widely accepted standard among automotive companies to prove and review security posture, ensuring that businesses collaborate with businesses with top-notch security practices to mitigate risks across the…
Mar 03, 2025
How to beat social engineering attacks

The rise of social engineering attacks and how to beat them

90% of phishing attacks, yes, you read that right, incorporate elements of social engineering, revealed Microsoft. Simply, social engineering is the art of manipulating people to give them what they want. So instead of hacking systems, they hack into humans, first by winning their trust, then exploiting it for their purpose, and then clearing their…
Feb 07, 2025
TISAAX Participants Handbook explained

The ultimate guide to TISAX Participant handbook: Key takeaways

Automotive insiders know the drill too well: Scramble all resources to address the stack of security questionnaires with every new partnership. No one is spared if suppliers or OEMs are selling their products in partnerships with another automotive group.  Enter TISAX – one unified attestation to prove your resilience and security practices to new and…
Feb 07, 2025
All about HIPAA security rule update 2025

HIPAA Security Rule Update 2025: Everything you need to know

When HIPAA was first introduced and even when it received a major overhaul in 2013, the cyber threat landscape was starkly different from what we face today. As a consequence, earlier, HIPAA focused on protecting patients’ privacy during digital transformation and cloud data backup, but it did not mainly ensure security.  In 2025, cyber threats…
Feb 07, 2025
Lessons from the GDPR violations of all time.

Lessons learned from the biggest GDPR violations of all time

Gone are the days when companies could simply implement a firewall, add privacy policies to their websites, implement basic authentication controls, and call it a day. Today, GDPR reigns supreme, and no one, not even Meta or Google, is off its radar.  Over 247 fines have been issued in the last two years. And with…
Feb 04, 2025