In this guide, we are covering the facts that you need to know in order to prepare your business to tick off the necessary boxes required to meet CMMC compliance.

The proliferation of cyberattacks targeting the financial sector has forced the establishment of several mandatory cybersecurity regulations. Though often considered an unnecessary burden on security teams, regulatory compliance is one of the most effective strategies for keeping financial services accountable for their security posture. Cybersecurity regulations must be malleable to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.

Managing security is not solely about products and technologies. As a security leader in your company, it is important to consider numerous other factors when you decide to set up a Security Operations Center. A few of the things include - an understanding of the business plan and requirement capability. It also includes the skill set of people who will be part of the Security Operations Center (SOC) for planning the individual and team responsibilities, budget, etc.

ISO/IEC 27001, commonly referred to as ISO 27001, is the most widely adopted international standard for managing data security and information security through an information security management system (ISMS). The standard was first published in 2005 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). ISO 27001:2013 is the latest revision to the standard.

In today’s complex regulatory environment, organizations need to maintain compliance with numerous regulations. Two important cybersecurity-related compliance standards in the United States are the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA). Although these two regulations do have similarities, they have several notable differences as well. This post will explore where FedRAMP and FISMA do, and don’t, overlap.

Companies around the world have experienced tremendous changes. For publicly traded companies, those changes can bring new considerations into the frame for your Sarbanes-Oxley risk assessment. Shifts in strategy plans and a new remote, paperless way of operations could require major updates in your SOX compliance program. In this post we’ll discuss Sarbanes-Oxley in detail and outline a step-by-step method to perform the SOX risk assessment effectively.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is designed to protect the personal data of EU residents by regulating how that information is collected, stored, processed and destroyed. The data security and privacy law applies to all organizations that collect the personal data of European Union citizens, regardless of location. The penalties for noncompliance with GDPR requirements are stiff. Many organizations are struggling with how to comply with GDPR.

Every day healthcare providers must undertake the nerve-racking task of complying with an increasing number of healthcare regulations. According to one report, the healthcare industry spends nearly $39 billion every year on the administrative burdens of regulatory compliance. Today healthcare organizations must comply with more than 600 regulatory requirements.

As cyberattacks continue to proliferate, it’s clear that organizations must be prepared from both cybersecurity and compliance standpoints. It’s critical, however, to understand that while data security and compliance are both important for risk management and the prevention and mitigation of cyber attacks, the two concepts are definitely not the same.

The ISO 27001 certification can make a difference when your business is tied with deploying cloud-native applications. Providing relevance and credibility in front of potential customers will show that your company takes security seriously, ensuring the client’s trust. We previously covered other compliance frameworks in our blog, like GDPR, HIPAA, NIST, and SOC 2. Those frameworks also show a strong commitment to security best practices.