Mastering Cybersecurity Dashboards: How to Build One That Works
Data does not always guarantee visibility. More often than not, CISOs find themselves entangled in a maze of tools offering siloed views of security and performance. And with such skewed views, organizations are often susceptible to blind spots that can be extremely hard to trace and resolve. With a lack of insightful and actionable data,…
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Jan 29, 2025
Getting Started with Internal Audit Management: Your Guide to Growth
Internal audit management has come a long way. Traditionally, it relied heavily on manual processes—auditors would go through piles of documents to spot policy violations and check compliance. It was slow, labor-intensive, and often a constant game of catch-up. However, as organizations face more complex risks and stricter regulations, this approach no longer cuts it….
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Jan 28, 2025
What is Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ)?
In June of 2023, the automaker Toyota revealed that around 260,000 customers’ data was exposed online due to a misconfiguration in its cloud setup. Though the breach didn’t expose a huge amount of sensitive data, it shows how a simple mistake can give hackers an opening. This is why a Consensus Assessments Initiative Questionnaire (CAIQ)…
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Jan 28, 2025
Why NIST-Inspired Policies Are Key to Organizational Success
In April 2013, NIST released its updated catalog of security and privacy controls in Special Publication 800-53 Revision 4. This massive document, often described as the “encyclopedia” for federal information security, details hundreds of requirements, categorized into 17 distinct families like access control, incident response, and physical security. For organizations going through FISMA compliance or…
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Jan 28, 2025
Understanding DORA: The EU’s Vision for a Resilient Digital Economy
The European Union has long been at the forefront of shaping forward-thinking data policies. After laws for data protection (GDPR) and comprehensive cybersecurity (NIS Directive), the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) is yet another initiative that demonstrates its commitment to maintaining resilience. DORA strengthens the financial sector by requiring firms to build critical resilience. Unlike…
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Jan 28, 2025
Cybersecurity Readiness Assessment: The First Move Toward Proactive Defense
The 2024 CISCO cyber readiness index revealed that only 3% of organizations worldwide have the security maturity and readiness to be resilient against emerging risks. However, strangely, 80% of organizations feel moderately to highly confident in their readiness capabilities. The report highlights how organizations today are ‘underprepared’ and ‘overconfident’ regarding cyber readiness. But honestly, tell…
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Jan 28, 2025