What Does a Compliance Manager Do? Key Responsibilities
Have you ever wondered what keeps businesses on the right side of the law? Behind every successful company that stays compliant with cybersecurity regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, or PCI DSS, there’s a compliance manager working quietly behind the scenes. They’re the ones who have to wade through a maze of legal requirements, paperwork, meetings, and…
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Oct 09, 2024
Types of Access Control: How to Manage Data Access Safely
In 2023 data breaches cost organizations an average of $4.45 million, highlighting the critical need for implementing robust cybersecurity measures within the organizations. Access control is a pivotal cyber security measure that plays a crucial role in preventing such breaches. There are different types of access control, and their effective management is integral to safeguarding…
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Oct 05, 2024
Vulnerability to Vigilance: The importance of Security Configuration Management
In an incident, an Amazon S3 bucket containing 1.5 million files was leaked due to a misconfiguration. It comprised sensitive data such as national ID numbers, employee PII, etc. Data breaches due to misconfigurations are common, and 80% of ransomware attacks are also attributed to misconfigurations. Misconfigurations are unintentional and common but have a devastating…
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Oct 04, 2024
Understanding IT Compliance: A Complete Guide
A modern organization today is characterized by various cross-functional departments with information technology intricately interconnected to each function. The interwoven landscape has, on the one hand, enhanced operational synergies, but at the same time, it has increased the risks of security failures and cyber threats. This reality has caused a surge in regulatory scrutiny and…
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Oct 03, 2024
Security Compliance Management: How to Automate
Imagine this. You’re a top executive in the finance department of the company. One day, you receive an email from your CEO’s email address explaining in great detail a scenario that resulted in him not being able to login to one of your databases. Nothing really seems to raise an alarm. The domain name looks…
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Oct 03, 2024
Continuous Monitoring for Security and Compliance: A Complete Guide
We’re all familiar with the phrase, “You can’t manage what you don’t measure.” In today’s world of cyber threats, this adage rings especially true. And a study by Accenture revealed that 43% of cyber attacks target small businesses, yet only 14% of them are ready to protect themselves. In these challenging times, there’s a growing…
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Oct 02, 2024