Who Must Comply with PCI DSS? Payment Security Explained
Key Points Introduction The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) was created by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) to protect sensitive transaction data and keep it secure from cybersecurity threats. The PCI SSC is an independent organization founded in 2006 by major payment card companies like American Express, MasterCard, Visa, JCB International,…
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Oct 21, 2024
Cybersecurity Governance: Building Secure Frameworks
The evolving threat landscape is giving rise to several new problems like end-point vulnerabilities, third-party attacks, IoT threats, social engineering exploits, etc. While companies cannot eliminate such incidents, they can prepare and minimize the impact of these threats. This is where cybersecurity governance comes in—it helps companies formulate security strategies, enable business continuity, meet stakeholder…
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Oct 21, 2024
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?…
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Oct 20, 2024
What Is a Governance Model? Types, Benefits, and How to Build One
Recently, a friend reached out to me on LinkedIn with a request. She needed help preparing for a webinar on Data Governance and its various models. She had been assigned to lead this project in her department but felt completely unenthusiastic about it. I can certainly relate that data governance isn’t typically a subject that…
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Oct 20, 2024
Top 10 Incident Management Software for Quicker Response and Business Resilience
You can’t predict if a fire will break out in your facility, yet fire drills remain critical to preparedness. Now, consider cyberattacks—a certainty in today’s landscape, with one occurring every 39 seconds. While you can’t control when your organization might be targeted, you can control how prepared you are to respond. A robust incident response…
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Oct 20, 2024
ISO 27001 Annex A.8: Asset Management Explained
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…
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Oct 19, 2024