What is SOC Security? Over recent years, across almost all sorts of industries, data has gained tremendous significance. There’re endless benefits of keeping a fundamental database for the company and business to enable you to understand and/or improve your operations while saving time and money. Data is the main asset to understanding what your customers want and your market as well....
Top GRC Tools Risk and compliance management are more significant practices today than ever due to constant data breaches reported constantly in the IT field as well as the mounting pressure from regulatory agencies. Consequently, vendors and data consumers have responded with a series of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) technologies meant to thwart the threats while managing the risk. GRC...
Are you using the right techniques to protect your computer from a cyber-attack? Cybercrime can affect a variety of computer systems, network infrastructures as well as communication devices You might think that your computer system is not at risk for cybercrime until the inevitable occurs. A cyber-attack can easily happen when you’re not fully prepared to protect your data or computer. Keep...
In some ways, cybersecurity is very much about words. The descriptors and labels that experts use have meanings that apply to the tough work of keeping systems safe. To put this another way, key technologies and algorithms work on complex concepts and ideas. Understanding these is a major key toward becoming effective at cybersecurity oversight in your organization. With that in...
According to Verizon's 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report, about 58% percent of cyber-attacks target small and medium-sized businesses. However, 60% of those companies tend to close their doors within six months of a cyber incident. The key reason is that most SMEs can't afford the exorbitant price tags of multiple cybersecurity tools. Mention also the learning curve that comes with...
A GDPR Compliance Checklist The GDPR introduced on 25 May 2018, will usher in a new era of data management, giving EU citizens more control over their data and introducing more substantial fines for any breaches. Considering the scope of this regulation; it is significant for each organization to have the right data in regards to GDPR suggestions, attributes, and the precautionary...
Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) is also regarded as the 1999 Financial Modernization Act. It’s a regulation that requires institutions in the United States to explain how they handle and offer protection to the information regarding their customers. To be GLBA compliant, institutions (financial companies) disclose to their clients how they handle their sensitive information, informing their clients the liberty to opt-out...
Cybersecurity risks must be managed seriously in 2020, and especially so for organizations that process sensitive patient data, as defined by HIPAA, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Here are the three most important questions you should be asking yourself about your organization’s HIPAA compliance and early warning systems, followed by the three answers you need to know to...
Technology has come a long way from when 3 incorrect login attempts were used to indicate a malicious person getting access to your network. These days systems and networks, especially commercial ones, collect vast amounts of logs. In fact, on more than one occasion we've seen tools where the log files take up considerably more space than the actual software itself. This...
58% percent of cyber-attacks target small to medium businesses, and 60% of those businesses will close their doors within six months. Cybersecurity is important and it's a challenge many businesses are having to adapt to. However, acquiring all the tools needed to protect an organization fully can be an expensive process, not to mention the learning curve that comes with...
