Security News

Security and compliance rank as the top challenges for deploying cloud-native apps
2022-05-04 16:11

Security and compliance rank as the top challenges for deploying cloud-native apps. Tigera's State of Cloud-Native Security report is based on a survey of 304 security and IT professionals from around the world.

Companies poorly prepared to meet CCPA, CPRA and GDPR compliance requirements
2022-04-29 03:00

As of March 31, 2022, the findings uncovered that 90% of companies are not fully compliant with CCPA and CPRA Data Subject Access Request requirements. Further, 95% of companies are using error prone and time consuming manual processes for GDPR DSAR requirements.

How to avoid compliance leader burnout
2022-04-25 05:00

There are several factors contributing to compliance leader burnout but below are the top three to recognize, along with ways that companies and their compliance talent can effectively address these moving forward. If traditional methods of compliance are used, the compliance leader has no actual oversight on whether those controls are running.

Keeper Compliance Reports
2022-04-06 04:15

In this video, Craig Lurey, CTO and Co-Founder of Keeper Security, talks about the new secure add-on to the Keeper enterprise platform, called Compliance Reports. Keeper Compliance Reports allow Keeper Administrators to monitor and report the access permissions of privileged accounts across the entire organization, in a zero-trust and zero-knowledge security environment.

How hard is it to address Apple’s in-app deletion requirements and implement privacy compliance?
2022-03-30 03:30

Transcend released the results of its latest survey of technology decision makers, which assessed their readiness for Apple's in-app deletion requirements for iOS apps that offer account creation. Less than a quarter of respondents understand the full scope of Apple's in-app deletion requirements, despite clarifications from Apple.

Cybersecurity compliance: Start with proven best practices
2022-03-23 05:30

Another reason to start with the CIS Controls? They work. Want to track your implementation of the Controls and your compliance with those mapped frameworks? The CIS Controls Self Assessment Tool, available exclusively to CIS SecureSuite Members, can help with that.

Web Filtering and Compliances for Wi-Fi Providers
2022-02-24 16:06

While it is impossible to guarantee 100 percent protection on public Wi-Fi, there are certain measures that can be taken to significantly reduce the risk of cyberthreats over the network and most countries started forcing Wi-Fi providers to include cybersecurity protection along with the internet in order to make them comply with the law. Web filtering is considered to be an all-in-one package solution that protects users from cyber-threats while filtering the internet from unwanted content.

Millions of dollars pour into security compliance startups amid pressure on business
2022-02-23 22:04

Standards compliance startup Secureframe, launched in 2020, this week announced a $56m in Series B funding, led by Accomplice Ventures and coming less than a year after the company raised $18m. Shrav Mehta, founder and CEO of the New York City-based company, wrote in a blog post that the latest funding round "Is a major milestone for our fast-growing company and a signal to the market that automation is the future of security and compliance. This new financing underscores the tremendous demand for solutions that streamline the compliance process and help organizations achieve best-in-class security." "New regulations, emerging security frameworks, and rising customer expectations put significant strain on growing companies, and too many organizations are trying to keep up using disconnected security tools and manual compliance reviews," Mehta wrote.

Getting Your SOC 2 Compliance as a SaaS Company
2022-02-17 05:36

Having SOC 2 compliance means you have implemented organizational controls and practices that provide assurance for the safeguarding and security of client data. After beginning our SOC 2 journey we realized that we did not have a great way to track the reasoning behind a required emergency change, and this was required for our SOC 2 audit.

Companies woefully unprepared for CCPA compliance
2022-02-03 04:30

Only 11% of companies are able to fully meet CCPA requirements, especially when managing Data Subject Access Requests, according to a CYTRIO research. The research also showed a disconnect in compliance with 44% of companies not providing any mechanism for consumers to exercise their data rights despite stating they needed to comply with CCPA in their privacy policies.