Kobalt.io is a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) with the mission of developing and managing cybersecurity programs for small and mid-sized businesses, making big-budget security affordable to smaller organizations. It builds on world-class frameworks and toolsets, combining the power of the cloud and data at scale to address the complexity of cybersecurity for small businesses.
February’s product update includes many exciting announcements from Vanta. We announced Custom Frameworks and Controls and other improvements to the Vanta experience:
Businesses looking for serious compliance street cred often turn first to ISO 27001. ISO 27001 is a globally recognized framework that outlines and defines information security management system (ISMS) requirements. Because being ISO 27001 certified demonstrates an organization meets best practices for information security, ISO certification can give businesses a significant competitive advantage. If you’re weighing ISO 27001 vs.
Achieving any kind of compliance can be grueling. Ensuring your organization is SOC 2 compliant is often a particularly laborious endeavor, requiring extensive resources to obtain and maintain. SOC 2 is a comprehensive cybersecurity compliance framework developed by the AICPA (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants). It helps guarantee third-party service providers handle customer data with appropriate security measures.
The Australian Cyber and Infrastructure Security Centre (CISC) recently announced that the Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) obligation had entered into effect. The Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Clare O’Neil, signed the CIRMP Rules as the final part (Section 61) of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (SOCI Act) on 17 February 2023, effective immediately.
Earlier, even prior to the digitalization of healthcare records, it was still easier to keep the information secure and private. Records were in the physical form and could be protected in many ways. Now that people can pull up their entire health histories with the press of a few buttons, things are very different. With the information now being stored and processed online, the threat and risk exposures are equally high. So, to address such threats the U.S.
With growing volumes of personal data being collected, analyzed, shared and stored, there is more expectation than ever on businesses to ensure privacy for their employees, clients and wider supply chain. The digital age has streamlined ways of working, improved the targeting and personalization of services and communications and made detailed information available at the touch of a screen. But personal data is exactly that – personal.
