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How SBOMs and The Digital Supply Chain Converge

Software development is not slowing down and neither are the demands for new features. In order to keep up with the needs of the market and tight deadlines, software engineers have become adept at leveraging the massive ecosystem of 3rd party libraries available in source code management repositories such as GitHub. After all, why build something yourself and waste precious time when you can use what someone else has already created?.

A Guide to GDPR Article 30: RoPA (Records of Processing Activities)

Data privacy has never been more critical for business success as it is today, and organizations worldwide are grappling with the stringent requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). One crucial aspect of GDPR compliance is maintaining a Record of Processing Activities (RoPA), which serves as a testament to an organization’s commitment to data protection. But what exactly is a RoPA, and how can organizations create and manage one effectively?

Unlocking the Secrets of GDPR Data Mapping: A Comprehensive Guide

Imagine a world where you confidently navigate the complexities of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance, streamline data processes, and safeguard sensitive information. Sounds enticing, right? The key lies in unlocking the secrets of GDPR data mapping. Let’s explore the ins and outs of this powerful process and learn how to harness its full potential for your organization.

Application Risk Assessments: Why They're Important and How to Perform Them

An application risk assessment is the process of evaluating and understanding the security risks associated with an application. This information is used to help organizations make better decisions about how to protect their applications from potential attacks. By examining factors such as the number of vulnerabilities and the time needed to patch them, they are able to estimate the possibility of an attack on their application.

What's new in Riscosity: October

Custom Descriptions Teams can now design custom descriptions to provide context as to why a finding was ignored, resolved or marked as false positive. Previously, teams were provided a set of out of the box options, for the common use cases. The new flow resembles a standard documentation process where canned and contextual responses are available to help scale internal communication.

Secure Third-Party Connections

Riscosity has joined forces with SecurityScorecard! This new partnership enables SecurityScorecard and Riscosity users to scale their business using only trusted vendors and ensuring that the right data is going to the right place. Together we’re helping compliance and security teams scale their programs, and significantly reduce their applications' attack surface.

Introducing Riscosity's New Look

Today you’ll notice our new logo and typography. We’ve introduced a minimalist approach and opened up spacing within the letters to help with legibility and visual continuity. Our mission as a company is to help teams quickly and painlessly meet data security requirements with high confidence. Our goal is to align that mission with our user's entire experience, from day one.

The key to 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance

21 CFR Part 11 is a set of regulations issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that establishes the criteria under which electronic records and signatures are considered trustworthy, reliable, and equivalent to paper records. In order to sell products in the United States, companies must demonstrate that their systems meet the standards set forth in Part 11. This can be a daunting task, as the requirements are numerous and detailed.

A Guide to Handling the MOVEit Attack

Last week, a vulnerability in the popular MOVEit managed file transfer service was exploited by the CL0P ransomware gang to execute data breaches – an increasingly common cybersecurity attack technique where popular software is exploited to target, by extension, their users. Victims of this hack include British Airways, Boots, BBC, and multiple US government agencies.

ChatGPT and Software Supply Chain Risks

While some of the obvious misuse of ChatGPT in the world of cyber security was not unexpected – asking the artificial intelligence to write harder-to-detect malware and easier-to-convince phishing emails – a new threat has emerged that can leverage the very nature of the large language model. Ultimately, ChatGPT is a learning machine, and bases its answers on information it sources from the Internet.