In an industry that is increasingly saturated with security standards and regulations, it is important to know their scope, applicability, and how they relate to each other. Compliance, whether voluntary or mandatory, will depend on the type of company and/or its residence. Below is a general vision of the majority of security standards, regulations, and…
If you’re running a business in 2022, you already know the importance of SOC 2 compliance. Short for Service Organization Controls 2, this voluntary compliance standard was created by the American Institute of CPAs to govern the data security, availability, confidentiality, and privacy of an organization’s information system. Legally speaking, SOC 2 compliance is not…
Business-to-business (B2B) companies are responsible for keeping their clients’ data safe and secure. Increasing cybersecurity threats like ransomware, malware, phishing, or man-in-the-middle attacks can lead to data loss or theft. B2B companies need robust internal processes and infrastructure to protect their customer data against cyberattacks, business risks, and human mistakes. Service Organization Controls 2 (SOC2),…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has emerged as a global standard for the security and compliance community. The European Commission launched GDPR in 2016 to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of European Union (EU) citizens. As most modern companies are global, protecting personally identifiable information of customers and employees has become a business priority…
An emerging role in organizational leadership is the CISO or Chief Information Security Officer. In fact, the first CISO was appointed by Citibank in 1995. However, despite the growing threat of cybersecurity attacks, many organizations do not have a CISO. This is especially true for startups that find having a CISO expensive and prohibitive. Instead,…
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