What is Compliance Risk Management

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Blog  What is Compliance Risk Management What is Compliance Risk Management Many industries set guidelines for quality, that provides governance for the businesses that fall under their purview. These standards protect all parties from liability and quantify what is...

SOC 2 Trust Principles

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News of cybercrime dominates the headlines regularly. For that reason, earning clients’ trust is crucial for any organization that provides cloud-based data storage, management, or transmission services. The customers who entrust you with their precious data...

SOC 2 vs SOC 3

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Blog  SOC 2 vs SOC 3 SOC 2 vs SOC 3 Navigating the labyrinth of data security standards can seem bewildering. One crucial fact to grasp is that SOC 2 and SOC 3 are both audit standards devised by AICPA, yet they differ in their level of detail and application....

SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines 

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Blog  SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines  SOC Bridge Letter: Closing the Gap with Customer Timelines  A SOC report’s covered period does not always coincide with your customers’ fiscal calendar. It might, for example, have an end date of...

Compliance vs Security

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An organization must constantly be on guard against external network attacks, threats from its own staff and third-party vendors and even fatal flaws in their own technology that can place data and systems at risk. In order to address this constantly evolving...

NIST Penetration Testing

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Blog  NIST Penetration Testing NIST Penetration Testing When assessing the overall cybersecurity of an organization, it is important to do a thorough inspection of all systems and protocols in order to check for and target weaknesses or vulnerabilities. Equally...

ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27002

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Blog  ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27002 ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27002 In the world of information security, two standards often come up: ISO 27001 and ISO 27002. But what exactly are they? ISO 27001 specifies the requirements for establishing, implementing, maintaining, and...

ISO 27001 vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework

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Blog  ISO 27001 vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework ISO 27001 vs NIST Cybersecurity Framework Numerous laws and regulations worldwide require corporations to adopt them to secure their data. NIST CSF and ISO 27001 are two of the most prevalent in North America. While both...

ISO 27001 Certification Process Step-by-Step

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Blog  ISO 27001 Certification Process Step-by-Step ISO 27001 Certification Process Step-by-Step Increasingly, information security management is becoming a critical, top-priority issue for organizations of all sizes. Whether you serve a domestic or global customer...

HITRUST CSF Controls

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Blog  HITRUST CSF Controls HITRUST CSF Controls If your organization is in the healthcare industry, you focus extensively on valuable data. Whether you create it, store it, transmit or exchange it or simply access it, your systems must be secure in order to protect...

HITRUST Self Assessment

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International corporate entities, insurance firms, medical practices, hospitals, state and federal government agencies and other companies that operate in the healthcare sector are charged with the crucial responsibility of protecting, storing and transmitting patient...

Qualitative vs. Quantitative Risk Assessments in Cybersecurity

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Blog  Qualitative vs. Quantitative Risk Assessments in Cybersecurity Qualitative vs. Quantitative Risk Assessments in Cybersecurity Assessing the risks within your cybersecurity system is one of the key priorities to address when conducting an ISO 27001 project or a...