If you are a company that provides outsourced software services to user organizations that affect the financial statements of the user organization, they’ll more likely to ask you to provide confirmation that the safeguards underlying your services are well-designed and efficiently functioning. A way to offer this confirmation is by having undergone a Service Organization Control (SOC) audit. There are different types of audits, namely SOC1, SOC...
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Today, business operations relying on technology are vulnerable to privacy and security threats. While advanced technologies can help, they aren't sufficient to defend against sophisticated cyberattacks. Cybercrime is rising, and so is the need for robust security measures in business processes and employees. However, achieving this can be challenging, so companies turn to frameworks to ensure they follow the best practices for information security. This is...
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In today’s digital world, protecting payment card data is more important than ever. Businesses that handle cardholder information must comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a set of security requirements designed to safeguard sensitive data and prevent breaches. But what exactly are the key compliance requirements, and how can your business meet them? In this blog, we’ll break down the 12 PCI...
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ISO 27001 is one of the most recognized standards for information security management, it helps organizations protect sensitive data and manage risks effectively. In 2022, an updated version of this standard ISO 27001:2022 was released, replacing the previous ISO 27001:2013 version. This update brought key changes and improvements to reflect the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and data protection. But what exactly has changed between ISO 27001:2013...
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With cyber threats becoming more advanced and sophisticated, organizations also need a sophisticated approach to compliance and cybersecurity. During the third quarter of 2022, almost 15 million data records were compromised due to cyberattacks. To help organizations protect against cyberattacks, counties have implemented different regulations. One such standard is SAMA Cybersecurity Framework. However, in this era of technology, a manual approach to SAMA compliance is time-consuming,...
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With businesses migrating their workloads to the cloud, several security concerns, including data loss, and accidental exposure of credentials, have become more critical than ever. Over the past few years, cyber threats have increased, thus making cloud security and cloud security compliance essential to ensure business continuity. Several non-profit organizations, including the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), have also created cybersecurity frameworks and controls to ensure secure...
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With the increase in technology and the use of digital devices comes a great responsibility of securing the infrastructure utilizing this technology. We live in a world where everything is connected to the internet, and a minor vulnerability can lead to the exploitation of the whole network. Despite the efforts made in the cybersecurity industry, cybercriminals still find ways to breach networks. Cyberattacks not only...
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Due to the increasingly sophisticated threat landscape, cybersecurity has become a significant concern. Traditional security controls are no longer sufficient to protect organizations against sophisticated cyber-attacks, resulting in devastating results. In 2022, 31% of respondents of a survey by Statista stated they were affected by disruption of partner/customer operation and financial information theft as a result of successful cyberattacks. Businesses need to implement defensive security controls...
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Information security has become a vital aspect of our lives today. With the increase in security-related concerns due to growing cyber attacks, governments across the globe issue different security protocols and regulations to ensure security throughout their country or state. UAE has also been among those making strict security policies and laws for organizations to make information security an essential aspect of their business operations. According...
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Over the past few years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the top technologies in the world. Due to the increased usage and demand of IoT-connected devices, the number of IoT devices is expected to reach 29 billion Internet of Things devices in 2030, which is almost three times 9.7 billion in 2020. Nevertheless, the more connected devices, the more they are at...
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