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Understand GCP Organization resource hierarchies with Forseti Visualizer

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) includes a powerful resource hierarchy that establishes who owns a specific resource, and through which you can apply access controls and organizational policies. But understanding the GCP resource hierarchy can be hard. For example, what does a GCP Organization “look” like? What networks exist within it? Do specific resources violate established security policies? To which service accounts and groups visualizing do you have access?

Why You Should Create Meaningful Compliance KPIs

In an era where the breach of internal corporate ethics and external policies is becoming common, businesses need to implement robust compliance management systems for their own good. The cost of non-compliance is high; from lost data to regulatory fines. To ensure your company is compliant with regulatory rules and standards, it is critical to set relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Having meaningful KPIs is vital to corporate compliance.

Signs Your Organization Needs a GRC Solution

Before beginning, you might ask yourself: Does my organization need a GRC Solution? The simple answer is yes. There are over 200 complex frameworks and workflows that simply can’t be managed by floods of repetitious spreadsheets or word documents. Let’s define “Governance Risk-Management Compliance” and how the three pillars work together in relation to an organization and its objectives. Check top 30 security frameworks – 2019.

How to Make Your Business HIPAA Compliant

Ensuring that your health industry business complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA is often considered a costly burden and another red-tape requirement. A majority (69%) of businesses view compliance as the cost driver for setting up compliance programs. But a similar number of companies (64%) note that HIPAA is a very effective method to keep health data safe. It is a crucial step to take to protect both your clients and your company from data breaches and.additionally from non-compliance fines if a breach occurs.

Forseti intelligent agents: an open-source anomaly detection module

Among security professionals, one way to identify a breach or spurious entity is to detect anomalies and abnormalities in customer’ usage trend. At Google, we use Forseti, a community-driven collection of open-source tools to improve the security of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments. Recently, we launched the “Forseti Intelligent Agents” initiative to identify anomalies, enable systems to take advantage of common user usage patterns, and identify other outlier data points.

6 Common Compliance Conundrums to Know About

Cyber security assessment initiatives and frameworks abound in the US government, the most important being the Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA), passed in 2002. The law’s broad scope included a mandate to the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), charging it to create methods and standards to assess and optimize the cybersecurity posture of US government agencies.

FedRAMP Pentesting Requirements

If you’re doing business in the cloud, odds are you know a thing or two about compliance maintenance. This article highlights The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and explains how this certification stands out from the rest by not being another just another check here for compliance standard. So, what is FedRAMP?

Cyber Security + Compliance Controls: What Does It All Mean, Rick?

Throughout my career, I have worked with hundreds of organizations. Regardless of the vertical or size of the organization, I have found that many executives and security professionals feel like the interviewer in the Rickie Fowler commercial when it comes to their organization’s digital security. They don’t know where to start, for instance, nor are they aware of where and how today’s ever-evolving risks and threats affect the respective organization.

Workflow Automation For Compliance

The time-consuming, administratively burdensome compliance process is riddled with potential human errors that can lead to violations. As securing data increasingly relies on proving controls’ effectiveness, the compliance becomes more stressful for everyone in the organization. However, building compliance workflow can streamline the process leading to a more cost effect and auditable outcome.