Years ago, businesses were relatively self-contained. The most important stakeholders were generally internal to a company, and strategic partners were fewer and more carefully chosen. Now, the globalized business environment we operate in is very different. Companies of all kinds and sizes make outsourcing a key component of their business model. That’s why a third-party risk assessment questionnaire is vital for any business.
Safeguarding data privacy is essential to becoming and remaining compliant with the GDPR. Using a GDPR privacy policy checklist, you can keep track of the types of data that require protection. This checklist also streamlines GDPR compliance year-round. Read our blog to learn about the GDPR privacy policy requirements. (more…)
The NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation – also referred to as 23 NYCRR 500 – is a set of regulations that are considered as cybersecurity best practices for financial institutions. It is a set of rules that imposes new and stricter cybersecurity requirements on organizations, especially financial institutions.
Under the oversight of the SEC, FINRA protects investors in the United States by requiring broker-dealers to conduct fair financial market transactions. Compliance with the FINRA retention requirements helps broker-dealers secure the financial data they handle. Read on to learn what they are and how they apply. (more…)
To remain safe from cybersecurity threats, you must develop a comprehensive understanding of how these threats might unfold and eliminate as many exploitable risks as possible. One way to do so is to model cybersecurity threat scenarios. So, what is threat modeling, and how does it work? Read our blog for a guide to cybersecurity threat modeling. (more…)
If your organization must comply with several regulatory standards, it can be challenging to keep up with all of the requirements and remain compliant year-round. With the help of a compliance management system, you can implement the essential controls required by these standards across your organization. Read on to learn how. (more…)
Social engineering threats like phishing are common in today’s cybersecurity landscape. If unattended, these threats can develop into full-blown attacks that result in data breaches. So, what is a common indicator of a phishing attempt? Read our blog to find out the top indicators and how you can stop attacks or minimize their impact if and when they do happen. (more…)
Whether you have a small, medium, or large cybersecurity infrastructure, reducing its attack surface minimizes your risk of being compromised. Implementing attack surface management is critical to securing your assets, mitigating cyberattacks, and reducing the likelihood of data breaches. Read our blog to learn more. (more…)
All service organizations thrive on providing customers with security assurance across all information technology infrastructure and deliveries—especially regarding clients’ data. (more…)
In our increasingly digitized world, the business landscape relies less and less on analog solutions with every passing day. What we now call “snail mail” was once the only way to officially communicate via written documents. Now, virtually all businesses use email for important communications. And just as it’s always been extremely important to safeguard physical mail, many types of email encryption for security purposes have become vital for all businesses.