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Immediate Actions to Reduce the Cyber Attack Surface

Immediate Actions to Reduce the Cyber Attack Surface

What Is an Attack Surface? Your “attack surface” is a susceptible area comprised of points in a…
High-profile Data Breaches: the Controls That Could Protect You

High-profile Data Breaches: the Controls That Could Protect You

Data breaches can have far-reaching financial and reputational impacts on your business.  Without proper attention to detail…
Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA): Requirements and 2025 Amendments

Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act (MCDPA): Requirements and 2025 Amendments

Updated November 2026: Montana's applicability thresholds were lowered and the cure period removed by SB 297, effective…
What are the Cyber Security Risks of ChatGPT?

What are the Cyber Security Risks of ChatGPT?

Chatgpt 3 Speaks For Itself The internet is so laden with content about this new wizard, there’s…
Best Ways To Make GRC Work When Budget is Tight 

Best Ways To Make GRC Work When Budget is Tight 

We’ve all seen it: Compliance teams deluged by regulatory requirements, constant red alerts about software vulnerabilities that…
SIG Security Questionnaire: Everything You Need to Know

SIG Security Questionnaire: Everything You Need to Know

What is the SIG Questionnaire? The SIG, short for “Standardized Information Gathering (Questionnaire)”, standardizes the assessment of…
Understanding and Applying Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

Understanding and Applying Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices

The Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) was created to integrate effective cybersecurity strategies into a healthcare organization’s…
Iowa Passes Data Privacy Law: What You Need to Know

Iowa Passes Data Privacy Law: What You Need to Know

This is a 2023 news post. For where Iowa’s law stands today, see our Iowa privacy law…
What are the Implications of ChatGPT for InfoSec?

What are the Implications of ChatGPT for InfoSec?

What does ChatGPT have in store for information security?  Will the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot empower the information…
Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis Explained

Qualitative and Quantitative Risk Analysis Explained

Calculating risk is similar to attempting to forecast the future; you won’t always be accurate, but with…
4 Practical Risk Mitigation Techniques for Your Business

4 Practical Risk Mitigation Techniques for Your Business

Whether you are an SMB looking for advice as to where to start with risk management or…
Using the Hierarchy of Cybersecurity Needs for Incident Response

Using the Hierarchy of Cybersecurity Needs for Incident Response

Abraham Maslow was a humanistic psychologist, which put him in a different bucket than other psychologists you…
What Are the Main Benefits of Network Access Control Solutions?

What Are the Main Benefits of Network Access Control Solutions?

Business networks are constantly evolving, and new attack vectors emerge at an astonishing rate. Network managers need…
IRS Publication 4557: Safeguarding Taxpayer Data Guide

IRS Publication 4557: Safeguarding Taxpayer Data Guide

IRS Publication 4557, Safeguarding Taxpayer Data (current revision: Rev. 6-2024) is the IRS guide that shows tax…
North Dakota Privacy Law: What You Need To Know

North Dakota Privacy Law: What You Need To Know

Updated November 2026: North Dakota still has no comprehensive consumer privacy law. No comprehensive consumer data privacy…
What is Cybersecurity Risk Posture and Why Do I Need It?

What is Cybersecurity Risk Posture and Why Do I Need It?

“Stand straight.” It’s a directive we’ve all heard at some point in our lives and is worth…
What is the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)?

What is the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)?

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is the amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that…
Compliance Audit Trails: Why They're So Important

Compliance Audit Trails: Why They're So Important

The growing body of stringent data privacy laws has pushed for better methods of evidence collection and…
Preparing for ISO 27002:2022 - What Do the Changes Mean for You?

Preparing for ISO 27002:2022 - What Do the Changes Mean for You?

What is ISO 27002:2022? Before we get started, let’s take a minute to explain exactly what ISO…
Cyber Risk Dashboard: The Metrics That Have Value for the Board of Directors

Cyber Risk Dashboard: The Metrics That Have Value for the Board of Directors

The Board Reporting Challenge Reporting the state of security at a board meeting can lead to confusion.…
The Importance of a Remote Access Policy

The Importance of a Remote Access Policy

What Is a Remote Access Policy? As new digital waves continue to engulf the business landscape, remote…
Best Ways to Reduce Compliance Costs and Still Stay Compliant

Best Ways to Reduce Compliance Costs and Still Stay Compliant

The Third Digital Wave The digital transformation of the last few decades has completely changed the way…
What is the NIST 7621 Cybersecurity Framework, and How Can it Help Small Businesses?

What is the NIST 7621 Cybersecurity Framework, and How Can it Help Small Businesses?

Cyber attacks and ransomware threats on small businesses may not reach the headlines, but they pose a…
Integrated Risk Management Software: A Complete Guide

Integrated Risk Management Software: A Complete Guide

Given the myriad of risks facing businesses today, business leaders are focusing on risk management like never…
Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: What You Need to Know

Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act: What You Need to Know

Virginia Takes a Lead in Data Privacy Just eight pages long, the VCDPA is significantly more succinct…
Common Types of Network Security Attacks and How to Prevent Them in Your Enterprise

Common Types of Network Security Attacks and How to Prevent Them in Your Enterprise

News outlets confirm what we don’t want to know. A single cyberattack can bring a sprawling corporate…
What is the Underlying Theory Behind the Zero Trust Security Model?

What is the Underlying Theory Behind the Zero Trust Security Model?

The Concept of Zero Trust In the past, companies focused security policies on controlling network perimeters, assuming…
Steps to Identify Controlled Unclassified Information and Protect It

Steps to Identify Controlled Unclassified Information and Protect It

What is Controlled Unclassified Information? CUI stands for Controlled Unclassified Information. CUI is defined as government-related information…
What's New in CIS Controls v8?

What's New in CIS Controls v8?

CIS Controls The Center for Internet Security (CIS), a non-profit organization with a mission to develop and…
Why Spreadsheets Don’t Work for Managing Risk Assessments

Why Spreadsheets Don’t Work for Managing Risk Assessments

Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, and their equivalent software programs are indispensable, and for good reason. These essential…
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