Ace your CMMC Audit: Best Practices that Work Like Magic
With the official publication of the CMMC 2.0 final rule taking effect on December 16, 2024, contractors now have the much-needed nuance on the requirements. The phased implementation is set to begin in 2025 and gives you time but make no mistake—the clock is really ticking. The US Department of Defense (DoD) offered contracts worth…
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Dec 26, 2024
Cybersecurity Architecture: Building a Strong Security Foundation
In May 2021, one of the largest fuel pipelines in the United States was forced to shut down after malicious actors successfully breached their computer network and launched a ransomware attack. The shutdown of this critical infrastructure highlights how hackers can exploit vulnerabilities and halt operation, even in large government systems. Officials responding to this…
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Dec 19, 2024
NIS2 Directive Scope: Does It Apply to You?
This November, a concerning revelation came to light: over a fifth of senior cybersecurity professionals at the UK’s largest organizations were unsure whether the EU’s NIS2 directive applied to them. The study by Green Raven Limited stated that 22% of respondents admitted they didn’t know if the directive impacted their business—a significant gap in awareness…
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Dec 13, 2024
13 Cybersecurity Standards You Must Know (Industry-Specific)
USD 4.88M – That’s the average number of global data breaches in 2024. The exponential growth of cyber threats has made cybersecurity standards a crucial requirement for all businesses. Cybersecurity standards are no longer just guidelines to help you manage and protect data. They’ve become a testament to your business’s security posture. In most deals,…
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Dec 06, 2024
Quantum computing & Post-quantum Cryptography: GRC’s Y2K Moment?
Imagine a world where your personal messages, health records, banking transactions, and confidential information are exposed in seconds because someone could break the encryption methods you trust. A decade ago, this would have seemed like a sci-fi plot, but today, it has the potential to become a very real possibility. As we look toward 2025,…
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Dec 06, 2024
Internal Control Activities – A Comprehensive Guide
Businesses today constantly face security risks, and safeguarding your cyber security posture and protecting your valuable data seems challenging. Enterprises integrate processes into their systems to effectively manage and mitigate potential risk, and one such significant process is internal control activities. Internal control activities play a vital role in managing your internal control framework. They…
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Nov 12, 2024