Reciprocity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

An audit of your IT systems can identify and fix those potential disruptions before they happen – and an IT audit checklist can ensure that your IT department has the necessary resources in place to keep your systems safe. What Is the Main Goal of an IT Audit Checklist?

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Audit Backup Healthcare Asset Management 52

Bernstein Crisis Management

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Best Practices for Effective Crisis Planning Comprehensive Vulnerability Audits: Begin with a thorough vulnerability audit, also known as a risk assessment, to identify potential crises that could impact your organization.

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Reciprocity

MARCH 3, 2025

Manual vendor management creates critical vulnerabilities through fragmented documentation and inconsistent security assessments. This includes regular security assessments, vulnerability scanning every six months, and annual penetration testing.

Healthcare 52

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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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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Assessing Ransomware Risk with the Pure Storage Security Assessment by Pure Storage Blog Summary The Pure Storage Security Assessment is a comprehensive evaluation tool that helps organizations identify and address vulnerabilities in their storage environment and offers actionable steps to help them reduce exposure to threats.

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LogisManager

JANUARY 14, 2025

Your team information is audit-ready at all times. Weak encryption or poor access controls can leave your data vulnerable to breaches. Ensure that third-party vendors comply with your security standards and conduct regular audits to verify their compliance. Regular onboarding audits ensure everything works as intended.

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Reciprocity

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Security Information Event Management (SIEM), vulnerability scanning/remediation, Intrusion Detection Systems/Controls, Security Operations personnel etc.) This can significantly reduce the time and effort needed during the assessment phase.

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LAN Infotech

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Performing regular network audits, keeping software up-to-date, and keeping abreast of planned software retirements can help businesses and organizations eliminate this source of risk. They can expose their networks to vulnerabilities that hackers and cybercriminals can exploit.

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Pure Storage

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Data breaches often exploit vulnerabilities in software, weak passwords, or insider threats to gain access to critical systems and exfiltrate data. Cybercriminals exploit vulnerabilities in outdated systems or through advanced persistent threats (APTs). To fix these vulnerabilities: 1.

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Reciprocity

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Instead, they began with vulnerabilities in vendor systems. By focusing on key risk areas and leveraging the right tools, you can transform vendor onboarding from a potential vulnerability into a foundation for secure growth. The 2013 Target breach, which affected 41 million consumers, originated through an HVAC vendor.

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LAN Infotech

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Automated Vulnerability Scanning Hackers now deploy AI to automate the process of scanning small businesses for vulnerabilities. Target these vulnerabilities faster than ever before. Adapt in real time to exploit new vulnerabilities. Conduct Regular Audits: Regularly assess your IT infrastructure for vulnerabilities.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

JUNE 26, 2023

To prevent crises where it’s possible, and mitigate their impact where it’s not, businesses must invest in comprehensive crisis planning that addresses these areas of vulnerability. By engaging in what we call a vulnerability audit , businesses can gain a deeper understanding of the potential risks they face.

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LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Security Note: Remote work introduces various security vulnerabilities, especially around network security and device access. Periodically audit who has access to critical project information and adjust permissions as needed. Employees can’t work efficiently if they’re worried about data breaches or system vulnerabilities.

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NexusTek

MARCH 28, 2025

Cybersecurity is a critical need not only for the DoD but for all federal and state agencies, and ensuring compliance among all contractors and subcontractors helps secure supply chains and data against threats and exploitable vulnerabilities. Annual affirmation of compliance is required for all three levels, verified by third-party audits.

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Security Cybersecurity Government Vulnerability 66

Zerto

JULY 6, 2023

The Need for Effective Ransomware Detection Ransomware attacks can strike businesses of all sizes and industries, wreaking havoc on their operations and leaving them vulnerable to extortion. Traditional security measures are no longer sufficient, since cybercriminals constantly evolve their tactics to bypass defences.

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Solutions Review

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Tim Golden, Compliance Scorecard Intensified Regulatory Enforcement and Fines Regulatory bodies are expected to increase enforcement of cybersecurity laws, such as CMMC and FTC 3.14, with a focus on stricter audits and leveraging mechanisms like whistleblowing. Cyber Liability insurance will increasingly require a privacy audit.

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Pure Storage

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The breach was partly due to a failure to apply known patches for a vulnerability. Leaders must be able to guide their teams in implementing and maintaining these frameworks to ensure compliance and reduce vulnerabilities. A lack of clear leadership and accountability resulted in delayed responses, leading to more significant fallout.

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Reciprocity

JANUARY 8, 2025

Point-in-time evaluations quickly become outdated, leaving organizations vulnerable to emerging risks and missed opportunities. Spreadsheets and email chains can’t keep pace with today’s compliance requirements, audit demands, and reporting needs. The key to successful automation lies in strategic implementation.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. Audits also help to ID what’s being stored and what is no longer needed. IT leaders face an escalating array of challenges.

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LAN Infotech

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Routine Security Audits Regularly auditing your cybersecurity defenses and conducting vulnerability assessments help ensure your systems stay secure. This preparedness not only helps you recover faster but also signals to insurers that you’re serious about managing risks.

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Solutions Review

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The landscape of evolving digital threats, coupled with the pandemic-induced surge in remote and hybrid work, has exposed organizations to an increasing number of vulnerabilities. Audits also help to ID what’s being stored and what is no longer needed. IT leaders face an escalating array of challenges.

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LogisManager

JANUARY 14, 2025

The system must have security protections and log audit trails, or the company might see fines and violations. Without the tools to uncover these interconnected risks, businesses could be exposed to dozens of vulnerabilities. They can also generate audit trails and handle data according to your industry’s regulations.

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Mitigation Risk Management Audit Backup 52

everbridge

MARCH 7, 2025

Security threats are evolving rapidly, shaped by a combination of cyber vulnerabilities, supply chain risks, geopolitical instability, and natural disasters. According to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), nearly 43% of cyberattacks in 2023 targeted vulnerabilities within third-party supply chains.

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Solutions Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Despite implementing vulnerability management, extended detection and response (XDR), threat monitoring, security information and event management (SIEM), and other technologies, they always seem to be one step behind the cybercriminal fraternity. This can lull storage admins, infrastructure managers, and CISOs into a false sense of security.

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Pure Storage

AUGUST 3, 2023

Threat modeling is the process of identifying potential threats and vulnerabilities in a system and determining the likelihood and impact of each threat. Assets that are vulnerable to spoofing include usernames, passwords, and digital certificates. This can be a serious threat to audit trails and other compliance controls.

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Bernstein Crisis Management

MAY 19, 2023

Externally Caused Crises These crises are triggered by external forces beyond the organization’s control. Key Components of Crisis Management Effective crisis management involves several key components, which can be grouped into three main stages: pre-crisis, crisis response, and post-crisis.

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Solutions Review

MARCH 31, 2025

” Corey Nachreiner – CISO at WatchGuard Technologies “In a digital environment where 80 percent of organizations are vulnerable to ransomware attacks, implementing regular data backups across your organizations critical components is key to your cybersecurity strategy.

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Reciprocity

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Organizations will need to maintain detailed documentation of all security policies and procedures, conduct annual compliance audits, and implement regular penetration testing. Response times to potential compliance issues lag behind threats, as staff struggle to maintain proper audit trails across expanding virtual platforms.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Audit Authentication Consulting 52

Reciprocity

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This isn’t just about vendor assessments anymore it’s about managing an intricate web of AI-powered tools, remote access points, and digital dependencies that could each represent a potential vulnerability in your security posture. The resource intensity of manual processes creates its own vulnerabilities.

Risk Management 52

Risk Management Vulnerability Strategic Emergency Response 52

PagerDuty

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Shifting to proactive and scalable solutions Catching vulnerabilities before they escalate Responders often struggle to navigate multiple monitoring tools and decipher disparate alerts, which slows response times.

Outage 52

Outage Strategic Financial Services Alert 52

LogisManager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Ransomware attacks are running rampant, and hackers are using the vulnerability of HIPAA-protected information to advance their coercion. In the short term, this left room for human error, missed deadlines and failed audits. Creates a time-stamped audit trail of when all access rights were reviewed.

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Healthcare Audit Pandemic Risk Management 96

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. Platform: Archer IT & Security Risk Management. Fusion Risk Management. Platform: HighBond.

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Risk Management Management Audit Hospitality 98

Solutions Review

JANUARY 20, 2022

Sometimes the rush to keep business services functioning meant that security was overlooked, and cybercriminals are ready to exploit these vulnerabilities. Do you have an audit trail for who is accessing what when? Web application vulnerabilities. Application access.

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Application Malware Vulnerability Authentication 89

LogisManager

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Companies have continued to fall victim to risk management failures stemming from third-party vulnerabilities. How often has your organization negotiated the right to audit these vendors, only to let your audit rights go unexercised because of competing priorities?

Risk Management 104

Risk Management Audit Evaluation Healthcare 104

PagerDuty

APRIL 1, 2025

In 2025, 71% of organizations are upping their security budgets to stay ahead of novel threats like AI-powered cyberattacks and third-party integration vulnerabilities. To do more with less, IT is turning to AI to help them identify vulnerabilities before attackers have the chance to exploit them.

Government 52

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Security Industry Association

JANUARY 24, 2022

Stephan Masson : Calibre offers physical security foundational framework services such as threat vulnerability and risk assessments, high angle attack assessments, crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) assessments and site surveys, drone vulnerability and risk assessments, and security technology audits.

Vulnerability 98

Vulnerability Audit Security Evaluation 98

Security Industry Association

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Here are a few considerations: Reducing risk and maintaining compliance Building rules and policies Laws and regulations Audits Certifications and accreditations (International Organization for Standardization/National Institute of Standards and Technology) Asset/vulnerability management Space utilization/density measurement Maintaining standards and (..)

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