In today’s digital age, destroying data is not as easy as it once was. Before the advent of computers, if you needed to destroy sensitive government information to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, all you often needed to do was light some papers on fire. With computers, you might think that it’s a simple matter. After all, if you’ve ever accidentally deleted a file or had a hard disk crash, you’ve probably lost data and haven’t been able to recover it.

SOC 2 is a popular compliance framework used to evaluate and validate an organization’s information security practices. By getting a SOC 2 report, you’ll be able to develop a trusting relationship with your customers, unlock new revenue opportunities, and build a strong security posture. ‍ The process of getting your SOC 2 often takes significant time, effort, and resources.

As organizations increasingly rely on third-party service providers for critical business functions, evaluating and monitoring those providers’ SOC 2 reports have become an important part of vendor risk management.

In our ongoing series of articles on the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), we’ve been examining each requirement in detail. Today, we turn our attention to Requirement 8: Identify Users and Authenticate Access to System Components. This requirement is built on two fundamental principles User identification and authentication,1) identifying individuals or processes on a system and 2) verifying their authenticity.

In the ever-evolving tech landscape, companies face myriad challenges in scaling, security, and compliance. MonkeyFit's journey, as detailed in a comprehensive case study, demonstrates the power of strategic solutions in overcoming such hurdles.

In recent years almost every company has been utilizing technological solutions like artificial intelligence which has given rise to the importance of Compliance automation. It is a practice to protect the sensitive information of the companies. Hence, Compliance automation software keeps track of the company’s internal systems. Businesses process automation to achieve the main goals of the organizations effectively with the least amount of monitoring.

"If we foster a dev-sec mindset from the earliest lines of code, we’ll better prepare our developers for emerging threats and risks and make compliance processes a much lighter lift for our organizations."You can learn more from our CISO, Chris Koehnecke. ‍

A Statement of Applicability (SOA) is a document you draft as part of achieving compliance with ISO 27001 and other ISO standards. The SOA reviews the internal controls you have decided to include in your information security management system (ISMS) and why you selected those controls. Writing a thoughtful, comprehensive SOA is crucial to your ISO 27001 compliance journey.

As the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve, the importance of rigorous and proactive security measures has never been more pronounced. The Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive, an initiative by the European Union, is set to redefine cybersecurity standards for essential and important entities, emphasizing the need for robust risk management, incident response, and business continuity planning.