HIPAA authorization is an important part of safeguarding sensitive patient health information. It is necessary when Personal Health Information (PHI) is utilized or shared for actions that are prohibited under the HIPAA Privacy Rule. As a covered entity, if you fail to comply with this component of HIPAA, you are subject to penalties. What is…
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…
Setting up a security operations center (SOC) requires a lot of involvement and collaboration. From defining objectives to implementing effective processes, every step can feel arduous and daunting. Especially while manually sifting through logs, delaying incident responses, and decoding scalability issues. And this is why you need SOC tools. SOC tools leverage automation to streamline…
66% of US customers wouldn’t trust a company hit by a data breach. In the realm of business, it’s often said that customers reign supreme. You market your product and services so much but what about building trust with your customers and being able to showcase that trust to the world? The new generation of…
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…
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…