Electrical utilities are responsible for just about everything we do. This presents a tremendous burden on those who operate those utilities. One way these organizations offer assurance is through the audit process. While audits can generate tremendous anxiety, good planning, and tools can help make the entire process go smoothly. Moreover, these can also help to achieve positive results.

On December 15, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be enacting new rules mandating corporations to disclose specific information related to their cybersecurity. These rules require companies subject to SEC regulation—essentially, any company that trades their shares on a U.S. stock exchange—to disclose details following a material security incident.

To build a successful business you’ll need to acquire new customers, save on costs, and avoid major pitfalls that could impact your bottom line. An important aspect of this is managing your organization's compliance risk. These include the risk of penalties, legal judgments, and other issues that could come as a result of not complying with legal regulations and industry standards.

The United States enacted the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) in 2002 as part of the E-Government Act of 2002 to enhance the administration of electronic government services and operations, and since has been amended by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA 2014). This law requires federal agencies to develop, implement, and maintain an information security program to protect the sensitive data they handle.

Building trust with customers often starts by demonstrating the right security controls. In the digital age, data security is paramount, and adherence to standards like ISO/IEC 27001, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 has become a key differentiator in the competitive market landscape.

This past month, we hosted our second annual customer conference, VantaCon, and shipped some major updates to the Vanta platform, including our Improved audit experience, five new integrations (bringing the total number of supported integrations to over 300!), Risk Management dashboard and updates, and more: ‍ ‍ ‍

If you’re a growing start up, chances are you’ll need to demonstrate trust to your customers. To ensure you have strong data protection measures in place and a robust security posture, they’ll often ask to review either your ISO 27001 certification or your SOC 2 report. For a while, you may get by by filling out their lengthy security questionnaires, but eventually you’ll need to get your ISO 27001 or SOC 2, depending on your product, industry, and region.

Protecting sensitive data from the threat of exposure is a non-negotiable business imperative for organizations, especially those in highly regulated sectors like government and healthcare. To help organizations keep their data secure, the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) developed a set of requirements for the hardware and software components responsible for data encryption.

From Tanium's Australian bureau, we dive into the Essential 8 baseline mitigation strategies and reveal how Tanium's unique architecture goes beyond the traditional approach of other vendors and enables organisations to overcome key challenges to help them successfully achieve automated continuous compliance.