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The Role of GRC Software in FedRAMP Compliance: Essential Features and Benefits
Achieving and maintaining FedRAMP compliance involves managing hundreds of security controls, extensive documentation, and continuous monitoring requirements. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) software has become an essential tool for organizations navigating this complex landscape. Let’s explore how the right GRC solution can streamline your FedRAMP compliance journey. Why GRC Software is Critical for FedRAMP Compliance […]
December 20, 2024
How to Comply with FedRAMP: A Practical Guide to Authorization
Achieving FedRAMP authorization requires careful planning, comprehensive security implementation, and ongoing commitment to compliance. Whether you’re new to FedRAMP or an experienced professional looking to optimize your approach, this guide walks through the key steps and requirements for successfully navigating the FedRAMP authorization process. Understanding the Authorization Process The path to FedRAMP authorization involves four […]
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December 17, 2024
CMMC 2.0: Understanding Key Changes and Preparing Your Organization
The Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program has entered a crucial new phase with the publication of the CMMC Final Rule in October 2024 and its upcoming implementation on December 16, 2024. These changes bring both simplification and new challenges for defense contractors and subcontractors. Whether you’re a supplier or a major defense […]
December 11, 2024
Understanding FedRAMP: A Quick Guide to Federal Cloud Security Compliance
In today’s digital landscape, federal agencies increasingly rely on cloud services to modernize their operations and improve efficiency. The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) serves as the cornerstone of federal cloud security, providing a standardized approach to security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring for cloud products and services. What is FedRAMP? FedRAMP is […]
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December 10, 2024
6 Reasons Why You Need SOC 2 Compliance
Compliance with the System and Organization Controls for Service Organizations 2 (SOC 2) isn’t mandatory. No industry requires a SOC 2 report, nor is SOC 2 compliance required by law. That said, if your business is a service provider, you should consider investing in the technical audit required for a SOC 2 report anyway. Many companies now […]
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October 8, 2024
What Are Barriers in Risk Management?
Enterprise risk management (ERM) can be a challenging endeavor – but a rewarding one, too. While the benefits uncovered by effective ERM don’t always add to the balance sheet directly, they do help a company’s resilience in the face of approaching dangers. That said, numerous barriers to effective ERM can exist within a corporate organization. […]
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Risk Management Automation: What it is and how it can improve your cybersecurity?
Any organization’s survival depends on its ability to identify potential risks and then take steps to reduce those risks before they become disruptions. Neglecting even small details, especially when multiple stakeholders are involved, can lead to significant losses of money, reputation, customer goodwill, and more. Risk management is arguably the most effective way to navigate uncertain […]
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What Is Digital Risk Management?
Digital risk is created by the new technologies that a company adopts to help accelerate its digital transformation. Digital risk management refers to how a company assesses, monitors, and treats those risks that arise from digital transformation. Digital risk management is a critical part of business management. Digital risk management focuses on the threats and risks to an organization’s […]
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Internal Controls to Prevent Financial Statement Fraud
“Cooking the books” is a phrase that refers to falsifying financial statements so one can commit accounting fraud. Perhaps the landmark example of cooking books was Enron, the U.S. energy company coasted on accounting fraud until it imploded in 2001, leading to the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act the following year. “SOX,” as the law […]
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How to Implement Effective Compliance Testing
Compliance testing, also known as conformance testing, is a periodic, independent, and objective assessment of compliance-related processes or controls. As the name implies, you’re testing those controls to see how well they actually work. Compliance testing plays a major role in identifying vulnerabilities in existing compliance risk management controls; many regulations also require testing as […]
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