Big Reputation: How Vulnerability Management Could Save Your Rep

by Hannah Grace Holladay / November 13th, 2023

Can I ask you a Question…? Does your organization have a vulnerability management program in place? Do you trust that it’s strong enough to protect what is most important to you? Have you ever thought about what Taylor Swift could teach you about security best practices? Musical superstar Taylor Swift is appearing in all corners of the internet recently. Whether you or someone you know managed to snag tickets to…

The Main Types of Security Policies in Cybersecurity

by KirkpatrickPrice / November 7th, 2023

In 2020, security breaches cost businesses an average of $3.86 million, but the cost of individual incidents varied significantly. The main factor in the cost variance was cybersecurity policies and how well they were implemented. Cost mitigating factors include security best practices such as encryption and vulnerability testing, but board involvement in creating and enforcing security policies also had a substantial impact.  Organizational security starts at the top, with clearly…

The Keys to a Successful Audit

by Tori Thurmond / November 6th, 2023

An auditor can be seen as a nit-picky, negative, overly involved outsider coming into your environment, asking questions and looking for any control that’s insufficient. This mindset causes organizations to fear auditing and auditors, when in reality, an audit is a healthy habit and auditors are trained to help you better understand and protect your assets. Audits don’t need to be so intimidating. Instead, a successful, quality audit should include…

5 Important Risk Management Best Practices for Organizational Security

by Tori Thurmond / November 1st, 2023

We all manage risks in our lives every day – both at work and in our personal lives. We constantly assess risks in our mind to determine what steps we should take to try and prevent these risks from negatively affecting us. We anticipate the likelihood of something happening to our vehicle, so we purchase insurance. We anticipate the likelihood of a burglar breaking into our house, so we install…

Auditor Insights: Where to Start with GDPR Compliance

by Mark Hinely / October 30th, 2023

As GDPR becomes a more and more prevalent data privacy law, we want to give organizations four actions to start with when working towards GDPR compliance. These areas should help organizations understand what kind of personal data of data subjects that they have, where it goes, and what role (data controller or data processor) they fit into under GDPR. I chose the areas of data mapping, contract management, documentation review,…