You want as much of your compliance program automated as possible, and collecting evidence to validate compliance controls always seems to take a lot of your team’s time. A considerable amount of control evidence involves providing accurate lists of artifacts to auditors — whether it’s workstations, tickets, alerts, or people. If only there were an easier way than having your teammates take screenshots and export lists from each of your internal systems.

Every day, organizations subject themselves to audit violations and data leaks when their end-users share sensitive data with third parties – essentially anyone outside of your organization. Various regulations and compliance frameworks require sensitive data to be encrypted with industry-grade security while at rest and in transit.

When it comes to how truly intelligent Artificial Intelligence (AI) is, it’s a polarizing debate. Either AI will solve the world’s woes or robots will rule us all – Matrix-style. But it’s all a little more complicated than Hollywood makes it seem… For a deep dive, do listen to our Beyond the Data podcast hosted by Sophie Chase-Borthwick (Calligo’s Global Data & Governance Lead) and Tessa Jones (VP of Data Science Research & Development).

The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security (SHIELD) Act is designed to protect the personal data of all New York residents. This act broadens the data privacy and protection standards stipulated in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) and the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). What makes this particular data protection law unique is its inclusion of biometric information, usernames, and passwords in the category of personal information.

Often regarded as the Californian version of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) aim’s to increase consumer rights by giving California residents greater control over the use of their personal data. The CCPA heavily regulates the use of any data that could potentially link to the identity of a consumer or household, either directly or indirectly.

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a law that was signed on June 28, 2018, that established and promoted the consumer privacy rights and business obligations concerning the collection and sales of personal information of citizens of California. The CCPA came into effect on January 1st, 2020. Soon after in November 2020, Proposition 24, known as the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) was introduced which is soon to replace the CCPA Compliance.

For our latest specialist interview in our series speaking to security leaders from around the world, we’ve welcomed Tony Giles, Lead Auditor and CMMC Provisional Assessor with the NSF. Tony has conducted audits globally for over 10 years and worked on large-scale security implementation projects, including NIST 800-171, NIST 800-88 and ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 28000.

The number and severity of cyber-attacks are increasing with time. For that, the international industry standards and government authorities aim to regulate cybersecurity by enforcing more strict cybersecurity compliance criteria.

Building a HIPAA-compliant security program is a very time intensive and demanding undertaking. It can also be confusing, as satisfying requirements like the HIPAA Security Rule require extensive interpretation and documentation on the part of security professionals. However, by arming yourself with knowledge before beginning the process, you can cut down on unnecessary difficulties.

Cybersecurity compliance became prominent in the last decade. From being a trivial part of an organization’s business strategy in the early years to being a core objective now, cybersecurity compliance has come a long way. Today, organizations have dedicated teams and personnel, such as chief compliance officers, to ensure that they stay compliant with the relevant standards pertaining to their industry and location. It is essential for organizations to stay updated to avoid sanctions.

The General Data Protection Regulation is a data privacy law that protects the privacy of people of citizens of the EU and UK. The regulation is designed to protect the rights of individuals and also ensure the privacy of their personal data. The regulation outlines a detailed set of requirements for organizations collecting, storing, and managing personal data.

Deadlines! When we don’t have a structured path to take care of tasks, it’s difficult to get things done to the best of your ability with many competing priorities. This is something that plagues us all, and if you’ve got it under control, we’d like to hear your recipe for success!

Since working on a spreadsheet, you and your team have come a long way. You’re enjoying the ease of working in TrustOps because it automates control mapping, test creation, and evidence workflows. However, you’re looking for ways to save a bit more time, so you can focus on your day job and growing list of priorities. Collecting evidence to validate compliance controls takes time and affects HR, IT, DevOps, and the rest of your team’s productivity.

As the leading international standard on information security management, ISO 27001 is an important certification for businesses and is increasingly being demanded by customers as part of their supply chain management. With its standardised processes and reputational status, ISO 27001 shows interested third parties and prospective clients that you take the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their data seriously.

Within the HIPAA Security Rule are Administrative, Physical, and Technical Safeguards. These safeguards are as important to understand as they are to implement, so let’s get some clarifications for the non-initiated.

Becoming ISO 9001 compliant can be difficult. It requires those who are seeking it to be open to change, and to be able to commit to their new Quality Management System (QMS) processes and controls. Additionally, having to continuously stay compliant with the QMS can add a lot of pressure. But… the payoff is worth it.

We recently hosted a live discussion covering emerging trends within the cloud security space, primarily reflecting on how organizations could adopt a posture of continuous security and compliance across their SaaS applications. Continue on below to view the highlights from this discussion.

Keeping your sales and security teams in sync on the progress of security questionnaires can be painful. Frustration due to lack of transparency can occur, which tends to add friction to the sales process. This is because answering a security questionnaire and going through security reviews is a team sport, and sales people always want to know the latest status.

Cybersecurity has always been a major concern for most businesses. With the growing incidents of data breaches, it is now imperative for businesses to invest their resource in securing their IT infrastructure and data. Moreover, after the COVID-19 scenario, there was an unprecedented spike in the need for remote working. This totally hampered the security measures implemented by the organization’s IT and Cybersecurity teams.

RESTON, Va., July 12, 2022 – NeoSystems, a full-service strategic outsourcer, IT systems integrator and managed services provider to the government contracting market, is once again joining forces with Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses.

The PCI Council aims at minimizing the risk of cardholder data by securing sensitive cardholder data including Sensitive Authentication Data (SAD). For these reasons, PCI DSS Standards are strictly enforced in the payment card industry. According to the PCI DSS Security Standard Requirement, organizations dealing with sensitive card data are required to maintain maximum security and implement measures that ensure the confidentiality, privacy, and security of the cardholder data.

A Readiness Assessment in general is an evaluation process that suggests whether or not an organization is compliant with a specific standard/regulation. The assessment helps determine gaps in security controls and demonstrates the effectiveness of controls to achieve compliance. The assessment works as a guide to identify and address the potential gaps in controls. The readiness assessment basically works as a test run for organizations looking to achieve compliance.

Kubernetes (K8s) has achieved undeniable mainstream status, with 96% of organizations currently evaluating or already using this technology, according to the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). This popularity also brings growing scrutiny over Kubernetes compliance standards and audits, in light of how Kubernetes and cloud native technologies demand a very different approach to security.

Compliance regulation is a necessary evil in the world of cybersecurity. As a CISO, you need to be aware of all compliance regulations that affect your organization so that you can ensure your security program meets these requirements while also protecting sensitive data.

The world of healthcare has gone digital. Records can now be transferred anywhere they are needed, from hospital to hospital, or even directly to the patient’s email inbox. While the digitalization of healthcare records is extremely convenient but it is now equally dangerous. These sensitive PHI data are exposed to various forms of cyber threats and vulnerabilities.

For the next installment in our series of interviews asking leading security and compliance specialists about their achievements in their field, we’ve welcomed Rhia Dancel, Lead Auditor and CMMC Registered Practitioner with the NSF. Rhia Dancel is an ISO/IEC 27001 and 9001 Lead Auditor for NSF-ISR as well as a CMMC Registered Practitioner and has previously held several auditing and technical positions in information security and pharma quality sectors.

Achieving CMMC compliance is no easy feat. CMMC requirements are stricter than most, and focus heavily on documentation. This certification is also still relatively new, so it’s constantly undergoing changes.

Authorities that lay down compliance regulations often update them in order to keep them relevant. However, for organizations that fall under the purview of these regulations, it can be a challenge to keep up with the updates and ensure that they stay compliant.