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Choosing the Right IT Compliance Solution is Critical to Your Security Assurance…and Your Success

July 25, 2022

Compliance standards and guidelines continue to gain traction and are being implemented in many industries, as well as across local and national government agencies. While some standards are optional, the majority are required and most levy hefty fines for non-compliance. Popular opinion is that only companies within regulated industries need to worry about cybersecurity, believing that data protection … Read more

Every business today stores, manages and exchanges sensitive information that must be protected from cybercriminals lurking in the digital landscape. That makes it imperative for them to implement an information assurance (IA) strategy to reduce sensitive information’s exposure to risks and the impact of a given risk in accordance with internal security policies and any … Read more

The ABCs of NIST CSF

July 19, 2022

In 2013, President Obama issued an Executive Order (Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity) to address the growing impact of cybersecurity breaches in the United States. The order directed the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to create a “voluntary framework—based on existing standards, guidelines, and practices — for reducing cyber risks to critical infrastructure.” Government … Read more

The CIS v8 standard was developed in 2008 by an international, grass-roots consortium, named the Center for Internet Security, which brought together companies, government agencies, institutions, and individuals from every part of the IT ecosystem (cyber analysts, vulnerability-finders, solution providers, users, consultants, policy-makers, executives, academia, auditors, etc.) who banded together to create, adopt, and support … Read more

Information Security (infosec) Explained

June 13, 2022

Cybercriminals are nefarious treasure hunters, and your sensitive information is the treasure they are after. The higher the sensitivity of the information they get their hands on, the greater the value. That’s why regulatory standards and security frameworks mandate or guide your business to do everything possible to ensure information security. This comprehensive blog tells … Read more

A Guide to Governance, Risk and Compliance

May 27, 2022

It takes more than the occasional effort to tackle the risks businesses face today. Businesses of all sizes are looking to adopt structured approaches to manage risks systematically and proactively to ensure information security and compliance. Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is one such approach that ensures business activities, such as IT operations, align with … Read more

Security Assurance: A Definitive Guide

May 17, 2022

According to Accenture’s “State of Cybersecurity Resilience 2021” report, security attacks increased 31% from 2020 to 2021. The number of attacks per company increased from 206 to 270 year over year and there is no expectation that this will slow down in 2022. Merely implementing IT security policies and procedures isn’t sufficient to fend off … Read more

Compliance Management Helps Cure HIPAA Regulation Anxiety

May 16, 2022

If you’re an IT professional that works for an organization covered by HIPAA — or you’re an MSP with clients who are covered –there’s a lot that you need to know…including some things that the executives within these organizations are not aware of! HIPAA standards require covered organizations to have IT security and privacy … Read more

Increase Revenue by Selling Compliance Services to New Markets

May 09, 2022

The financial and legal industries are among the most highly regulated in the country – typically bound to both government laws and industry regulations. Yet, financial firms expose more than 60% of all leaked records. Law firms, certified public accountants (CPAs), and financial institutions often have clients who manage high-value data for their clients that serve healthcare … Read more

5 Ways to Maximize Cyber Liability Insurance Benefits

May 03, 2022

Cyber liability claims are being denied because policyholders can’t prove they’ve met the terms of their policies by making ongoing efforts to minimize threats. To ensure payouts, companies need compliance management and reporting that meet their cyber insurance policy terms. That’s why it’s critical to make sure you’ve dotted your “i”s and crossed your “t”s … Read more

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Choosing the Right IT Compliance Solution is Critical to Your Security Assurance…and Your Success

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