Stratogrid Advisory

JANUARY 29, 2019

Not another BCM Program audit? Another Business Continuity Management (BCM) Program audit. Some organizations think of audits as tedious, and often unnecessary, accounting procedures, rather than as a powerful business tool that can be used to improve the organization’s capabilities. BCM Program Audits.

Audit 52

Audit BCM Impact Analysis Disaster Recovery 52

Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

One essential tool that bolsters this trust is an audit of internal control over financial reporting (ICFR). At its core, an ICFR audit evaluates the operating effectiveness of a company’s internal processes and controls that safeguard its financial statements from misrepresentation, either accidental or intentional.

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Audit Evaluation Activation Communications 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Any modern organization looking to navigate today’s risk environment successfully needs both strong internal controls and ongoing internal audits. This guide aims to eliminate that confusion by explaining the meaning and importance of internal controls and internal audits. There can, however, be confusion between these two terms.

Audit 52

Audit Corporate Governance Evaluation Activation 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Any modern organization looking to navigate today’s risk environment successfully needs both strong internal controls and ongoing internal audits. This guide aims to eliminate that confusion by explaining the meaning and importance of internal controls and internal audits. There can, however, be confusion between these two terms.

Audit 52

Audit Corporate Governance Evaluation Activation 52

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If your company is a service organization and your customers trust you with their data, you may need to pass a SOC 2 (System and Organization Controls 2) audit. Compliance and certification are the goals of a SOC 2 audit. The SOC 2 compliance audit gives them that assurance. Develop a SOC 2 Audit Framework. What is SOC 2?

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Audit Gap Analysis Security Cybersecurity 52

LogisManager

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This AI-powered feature was a good fit for this client as it positioned them to significantly streamline their due diligence process and keep an audit trail of their work. How much sensitive information does this vendor have access to? This due diligence assessment process triggers a vendor evaluation workflow.

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Audit Evaluation Pandemic Mitigation 125

CIO Governance

JUNE 21, 2021

The Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) certification validates your knowledge for information systems auditing, assurance, control, security, cybersecurity, and governance.

Audit 52

Audit Evaluation Cybersecurity Consulting 52

Alternative Resiliency Services Corp

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Last-minute Compliance items and Audit remediations. Note that an Assessment is different from an Audit. An Audit examines controls and measures a program to a documented standard. An Assessment provides a subjective evaluation or appraisal, and a comparison to what Good looks like. Closing the books.

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Audit Outage Business Continuity Evaluation 130

LogisManager

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Risk assessment involves identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing potential risks, while management is the proactive handling of these risks. Team Communication: Fostering a collaborative and informed environment. This step is crucial for informed decision-making, enabling organizations to proactively address potential challenges.

Risk Management 103

Risk Management Audit Impact Analysis Evaluation 103

LogisManager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

This collaborative group of developers, designers, lawyers and risk managers uses those insights, along with rigorous R&D, to inform the way LogicManager works. It’s no question that they’ve got a lot to share, so we’ll be publishing these insights to our blog to help you make more informed business decisions. Uncovering True Risk.

Risk Management 104

Risk Management Audit Evaluation Healthcare 104

Pure Storage

JANUARY 20, 2022

By evaluating customer behavior, companies can create strategic marketing plans that target a particular customer cohort—for example, by offering personalized recommendations based on previous purchases or social media activity. And we promise not to spam you, just inform and inspire you! Like this article and want to read more?

Advertising 139

Advertising Retail Marketing Audit 139

Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Description: Archer IT & Security Risk Management enables users to document and report on IT risks and controls, security vulnerabilities, audit findings, regulatory obligations, and issues across their technology infrastructure. Fusion Risk Management. Platform: Fusion Framework System. Platform: HighBond.

Risk Management 98

Risk Management Management Audit Hospitality 98

Zerto

JULY 6, 2023

By evaluating the code’s characteristics, such as its encryption algorithms, heuristic analysis can detect ransomware strains that do not match known signatures. Data protection vendors leverage this wealth of information to proactively identify and respond to new ransomware threats, further fortifying their defense mechanisms.

Resilience 102

Resilience Audit Cyber Resilience Malware 102

everbridge

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Gathering threat data and contextual information is needed to assess the magnitude of a risk. from a range of sources including threat intelligence feeds, IT system intelligence, public safety information, weather status and forecast, social media information, and in the case of a physical threat, data from the location of the threat.

Resilience 142

Resilience Risk Reduction Management Command Center 142

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 20, 2024

For more information about FedRAMP compliance requirements, read our guide on How to Comply with FedRAMP: A Practical Guide to Authorization The post The Role of GRC Software in FedRAMP Compliance: Essential Features and Benefits appeared first on ZenGRC. Ready to transform your approach to FedRAMP compliance? Request a demo today.

Audit 52

Audit Risk Reduction Authorization Alert 52

Pure Storage

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The term ESG was coined by the investment industry as a way of evaluating businesses on non-financial metrics that can provide insights into unforeseen risk and explored growth opportunities. Are the vendor assumptions substantiated and validated by a 3rd party audit—and are they reflective of the published information?

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Audit Publishing Evaluation Authorization 98

Solutions Review

APRIL 19, 2023

In this program, you will learn how to evaluate, maintain, and monitor the security of computer systems. These are the basic principles and properties a security engineer will apply when evaluating, prioritizing, and communicating security topics. You will also learn about strategies for risk evaluation, security review, and audit.

Cybersecurity 105

Cybersecurity Accreditation Disaster Recovery Evaluation 105

BMC

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Reporting, reviewing, and auditing This section pertains to the term length of the OLA and offers a schedule or timeline for audits, reviews, and reporting. Include detailed information regarding present challenges and how the OLA will serve to resolve them. Attach appendices as needed with additional information.

Audit 98

Audit Authorization Management Evaluation 98

NexusTek

MAY 29, 2024

Security With data stored on-site, businesses have direct control over their security measures, which can be a significant advantage for industries handling sensitive information. This should include data encryption, access controls, and regular security audits. Budget Evaluate your budget constraints.

Internet 99

Internet Strategic Application Audit 99

Pure Storage

JANUARY 20, 2022

By evaluating customer behavior, companies can create strategic marketing plans that target a particular customer cohort—for example, by offering personalized recommendations based on previous purchases or social media activity. And we promise not to spam you, just inform and inspire you! Like this article and want to read more?

Advertising 97

Advertising Retail Marketing Audit 97

Reciprocity

APRIL 4, 2022

A risk assessment evaluates all the potential risks to your organization’s ability to do business. This includes potential threats to information systems, devices, applications, and networks. For example, the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires periodic security risk assessments.

All-Hazards 95

All-Hazards Mitigation Risk Management Hazard 95

FS-ISAC

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

On one hand, CISOs are drowning in information, and on the other, we cannot get the info we need to make solid choices. Crafting Research with Purpose When I think about research, the goal is to gather information and directly examine the raw data. This approach allows me to evaluate the ROI.

Cybersecurity 84

Cybersecurity Strategic Internet Evaluation 84

Reciprocity

DECEMBER 21, 2022

If using an ISO audit software tool to achieve ISO certification is on your compliance roadmap, here’s a quick primer to get you up to speed and jumpstart your ISO compliance efforts. The ISO 27001 family, published by the International Organization for Standardization, includes a set of standards for information security.

Audit 52

Audit Accreditation Gap Analysis All-Hazards 52

Pure Storage

AUGUST 3, 2023

This can be a serious threat to audit trails and other compliance controls. Assets that are vulnerable to repudiation include logs, audit trails, and digital signatures. Information Disclosure: Information disclosure refers to the ability of an attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data.

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Authentication Vulnerability Authorization Audit 87

BMC

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Short for Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies, COBIT was first developed to guide IT governance and management. Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) is a framework for managing enterprise IT systems. ISACA stands for the Information Systems Audit and Control Association.

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Audit Government Technology Security 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

That said, if your business is a service provider, you should consider investing in the technical audit required for a SOC 2 report anyway. SOC 2 audits were developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to provide assurance over a service provider’s cybersecurity controls. What Is SOC 2?

Audit 52

Audit B2B Cybersecurity Capacity 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

That said, if your business is a service provider, you should consider investing in the technical audit required for a SOC 2 report anyway. SOC 2 audits were developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to provide assurance over a service provider’s cybersecurity controls. What Is SOC 2?

Audit 52

Audit B2B Cybersecurity Capacity 52

LogisManager

MAY 9, 2023

Companies may use a rearview approach of GRC to selectively find and present information that supports their current practices, rather than adopting a forward-looking approach of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) to proactively identify and address potential risks and adapt as the market and their customer’s behavior evolves.

Banking 98

Banking Risk Management Management Corporate Governance 98

LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Year-End Action: Evaluate your current collaboration tools and ensure they’re up-to-date and well-integrated for seamless team interactions in the New Year. Security Note: Collaboration tools can be a target for cyberthreats, especially when teams share sensitive information. Year-End Action: Audit your current cybersecurity measures.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Audit Evaluation Communications 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Internal controls assure the audit committee, board of directors, and senior management that the company’s financial reporting is reliable and compliant with applicable laws and regulations. Multiple checks and balances deter employees from fudging financial information and indulging in fraudulent activities and accounting behaviors.

Audit 52

Audit Banking Authorization Activation 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Internal controls assure the audit committee, board of directors, and senior management that the company’s financial reporting is reliable and compliant with applicable laws and regulations. Multiple checks and balances deter employees from fudging financial information and indulging in fraudulent activities and accounting behaviors.

Audit 52

Audit Banking Authorization Activation 52

BMC

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In GRC, governance is necessary for setting direction (through strategy and policy), monitoring performance and controls, and evaluating outcomes. Use of data , particularly personally identifiable information, has huge business potential as well as risk of abuse.

Government 52

Government Audit Technology Outsourcing 52

Castellan

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

A growing number of regulatory and oversight agencies—even some states—now have a range of cybersecurity and privacy mandates for organizations that handle, process, store, or transmit sensitive data such as personal health information (PHI) or personally identifiable information (PII).

Business Continuity 98

Business Continuity Cyber Resilience Cybersecurity Resilience 98

Security Industry Association

AUGUST 4, 2022

Current design efforts of most buildings go through a CPTED evaluation as part of contemporary architecture design phase driven by caring architects, but CPTED needs updated to consider active shooters, ballistics materials and shooter suppression, to point out a few. More is better. VR : I did post that on LinkedIn.

Activation 98

Activation Security Architecture Mitigation 98

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The ISO 27001 standard for management of information systems helps organizations of any size to manage the security of data assets such as employee information, financial information, intellectual property, and third-party information. 5 – Information Security Policies. 13 – Communications Security.

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Gap Analysis Audit Security Asset Management 52

Reciprocity

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It found that 8,000 cancer patients’ sensitive health information was accessed without authorization. As a result, names, Social Security numbers, locations, birthdates, and information about medical diagnoses and treatments were disclosed. Unsecure websites and improperly stored log-in information. Lack of encryption.

Audit 52

Audit Cybersecurity Risk Management Evaluation 52

Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2023

In fact, a recent Veritas survey of 2,000 US consumers found that 78 percent said they’re concerned that the businesses and governments that have their personal information will become victims of ransomware or other attacks targeting their sensitive data. By 2030, it’s estimated that there will be almost 6.5

Backup 93

Backup Management Government Disaster Recovery 93