Risk assessment matrix complete guide
Risk assessments are like blueprints for your risk management strategy, mapping out the strongholds and weak spots with precision while meticulously detailing where to focus your resources. When you know the business impact tied to each risk in different risk categories and their likelihood of occurrence, you can easily make strategic decisions like which risks…
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Jan 22, 2025
Risk Appetite vs. Risk Tolerance: Decoding the Differences
When it comes to risk management, even seasoned veterans can mix up terminology—there are a myriad of terms that are meaning-adjacent. A prime example is the misuse of “risk appetite” and “risk tolerance” as interchangeable terms, or even misapplying them entirely. However, It’s only when these two terms are well understood that security teams can…
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Jan 21, 2025
Bypassing MFA: Learnings from the biggest MFA breaches of all times
Quick question: If we secure an asset with a password that only the intended user should know, add security questions that only they can answer, confirm their identity through something only they could possess—like their smartphone—and even layer on security tokens or smart cards, we should be airtight, right? Wrong! More than 78% of companies…
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Jan 16, 2025
DORA in a Global Cybersecurity Landscape: The impact on the US and beyond
Think DORA only impacts businesses in the EU? Think again. The Digital Operational Resilience Act is here to push the boundaries of cyber resilience across the financial sector of the globe. From crypto exchanges, payment gateways, and insurance companies, businesses operating in the realm of financial services—especially those with a footprint in the EU—need to…
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Jan 14, 2025
Simplifying Article 9 of GDPR – guide to processing special category data
Have you come across consent prompts for cookie collection while surfing the internet? That results from tightening data privacy regulations like Article 9 of GDPR, which push businesses to take privacy more seriously. These regulations mandate businesses to offer more control to users over how their data gets used and make it easier for them…
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Jan 08, 2025
The CMMC final rule: Everything contractors need to know
We bet you have been feeling the pressure lately if you are a defense contractor or a supplier. What began as a phased rollout has been rife with twists, delays, shifting timelines, and changing requirements. Yet, all of it is just the rumbling before a true storm—the enforcement of the CMMC 2.0 final ruling. From…
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Jan 02, 2025