With cybersecurity asset compliance, it’s not enough to ensure your systems and processes are operating in accordance with security frameworks and regulations. Unless you can prove compliance, you’re still subject to failed audits and penalties. When you automate cybersecurity device assessment and policy enforcement with Forescout, passing compliance audits becomes a byproduct of security operations.

Compliance should be an essential part of business operations, regardless of industry. Taking preventative measures to manage compliance and mitigate risk can feel like a hassle upfront, but it can save your organisation huge costs in the long run. Compliance violations can result in fines, penalties, lawsuits, loss of reputation, and more. However, your efforts should not stop at obtaining a compliance certificate, rather they should expand to accelerate your cybersecurity posture.

A recent survey conducted by IBM and Censuswide of the UK market explored some of the drivers for modernisation and revealed some interesting challenges that organisations currently face as more and more businesses expand their digital boundaries.

In the age of digital business, protecting your organization’s digital assets from cyber threats and reducing your cyber risk exposure has never been more important – or more complicated. At the same time, most organizations are also required to comply with numerous industry and government regulations that dictate standards for data privacy and IT security.

There’s a saying in the cybersecurity community which states that just because you are compliant doesn’t mean that you are secure. Over the years, many images have been used to illustrate the point. One memorable image is that of a nude bicyclist wearing a helmet. By all standards, that is the epitome of “compliant, but not secure”. Many organizations have shifted the focus away from merely achieving compliance, to being both compliant and secure.

PCI compliance is a complicated matter. There are a number of different steps to meet and validate your achievement of the PCI DSS standard. In this guide, we’ll break down the steps in PCI compliance testing, the different types of PCI compliance tests, and how much it costs to complete this process.

From the first online transaction in 1994, we have seen online transactions evolve faster than anticipated. With this also came an evolution of rules and regulations to avoid the abuse of personal data. The GDPR is one such regulation that has an important role in regulating the whole structure of online transactions. It has also led to the development of specialized fintech cybersecurity. But what exactly is the impact of the GDPR, and how is it helping?

As more and more businesses move towards cloud-based operations and embrace digital transformation, security is increasingly becoming an important question. As an enterprise migrates to the cloud, its assets and data resources need to be migrated as well, and that might expose the sensitive information.

CMMC 2.0 Model is the latest upgraded version of CMMC v 1.0 established back in 2020. The Department of Defense (DoD) in a bid to mitigate the growing risk of cyber security threats, released the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) framework in January 2020. The objective behind establishing this framework was to ensure that businesses maintain an appropriate level of cybersecurity to protect Federal Contact Information (FCI) and Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).

The General Data Protection Regulation Act (GDPR) requires Data Controllers to establish a written agreement with the Data Processor stating the terms and conditions for the data processing activity. So, before getting into a contract with the Data Processor, a Data Processing Agreement must be signed between both parties regarding the conduct of processing personal data.