Auditing laws cover various topics and industries from social media privacy to financial transactions. Each auditing process targets different weaknesses in order to tackle the risks that accompany technological advancements.…
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Organizations that work closely with the US government need to take special precautions to safeguard data that government agencies deem sensitive. One of the most common kinds of data that…
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Compliance with the NERC CIP standards is critical to mitigating cybersecurity risks to North America’s bulk electric system (BES), which is also known as the bulk power system (BPS). The…
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The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) requires all organizations that process card payments to protect cardholder data (CHD) and sensitive authentication data (SAD) from breach risks. PCI…
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Privacy by design (PbD) is a preventative approach to data privacy protection developed by Dr. Ann Cavoukian in the 1990s. Its initial purpose was to develop a robust, scalable model…
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Healthcare organizations and their partners face growing privacy and security risks when handling patient data. To safeguard this information, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) sets…
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Patch management is critical to keeping your security controls up-to-date and protecting your organization against cybersecurity threats. You may be wondering: what are security patch updates, and how do they…
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Technology risk management is crucial to optimizing your organization’s security posture and safeguarding sensitive data. It involves evaluating risks to assets across your digital real estate, which enables successful risk…
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Every organization that connects to the internet, has multiple workstations and servers, processes personal information, and considers cyberattack mitigation a priority must manage potential vulnerabilities. Protecting your network infrastructure requires…
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Whether it’s taxes or compliance, the word “audit” is never something businesses want to hear. You might feel worried that you let something slip through the cracks, that you’ve forgotten…