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Tips On The Management of Operational Software
When software is installed on information systems, it is important that it is controlled to help ensure compliance is maintained with...
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Company Insights
See the plethora of company insights on Security, Compliance, Management and Risk.
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Jul 6, 20222 min
Managing Infrastructure
When managing infrastructure, businesses’ need to ensure that infrastructure device management controls are addressed and implemented. It...
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Jun 27, 20222 min
Connections with Internal Information Systems
Protect your Internal Information Systems If organizations have internal information systems that connect to any external systems in...
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Jun 21, 20222 min
Outsourced Development and External System Services
When outsourcing development and external systems, businesses should be careful to outline the obligations and requirements of those...
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Jun 15, 20223 min
System Development, Acquisition, Review, and Acceptance Controls
The string of to-do’s when developing, acquiring, reviewing, and finally accepting a new system can be confusing. Here are a few pitfalls...
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Jun 10, 20223 min
A Guide to Using SDLC Tools
What Is SDLC and Why Should I Maintain it? In simple terms, a System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) is a project management model that...
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May 24, 20223 min
Protecting Your Company’s Shared Infomation
Here we will discuss the process to look out for when seeking to protect your organization. Specifically, we will be looking into shared...
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May 10, 20222 min
Encryption Data and Cryptography
One of the primary goals of this Security Program is to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information assets,...
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May 2, 20222 min
Message Security: Email, Messaging, and Internet Protection
Email, Messaging applications, and Internet services have dramatically improved the efficiency of business operations over the years....
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Apr 11, 20222 min
Security Boundary Defense Solutions
Security boundary defense solutions should be leveraged to protect organizations from the infiltration or exfiltration of data by bad...
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Apr 5, 20222 min
Process for Implementing Different Types of Penetration Testing
Penetration testing can be a daunting undertaking for organizations, but it is generally required for achieving and maintaining...
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Feb 22, 20222 min
Configuration Backup Strategy
If organizations do not effectively maintain regular backups of systems, configurations, and information, they are not likely to have the...
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Feb 11, 20221 min
Malicious Code Protection
Malicious and mobile code protection is critically important. New variants of malicious code are released every day while mobile code...
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Feb 7, 20222 min
Physical Data Security Measures
Organizations are susceptible to a significant physical data security incident or data breach if physical data and media containing...
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Jan 31, 20222 min
Security of Information Assets While Off-Premises
Organizations need to ensure they effectively address the security of information assets that are taken off-site. It may be difficult to...
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Jan 27, 20222 min
Cabling Security Controls
The lack of basic power and telecommunications cabling security controls, along with protective measures, could cause unexpected outages...
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Jan 19, 20222 min
Managing Supporting Utilities
Equipment should be protected from power failures and other disruptions that may be caused by failures in supporting utilities....
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Jan 14, 20222 min
Why Equipment Placement and Protection Matters
Organizations should ensure that before equipment (e.g., servers, network infrastructure, information systems) is installed, the location...
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Jan 11, 20223 min
Next Significant Security & Compliance Challenge in 2022
In the first work week of the year, I’ve seen several different articles and blog posts about predictions and what to expect from an IT...
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Jan 10, 20222 min
External and Environmental Threat Protection for your Assets
External and environmental threats can cause unexpected damage to information assets, as well as the facilities in which they reside....
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