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Measure Security Performance, Not Policy Compliance

The Falcon's View

Except, of course, that in the real world nobody ever took time to read the more detailed documents, Ops and Dev teams really didn't like being told how to do their jobs, and, at the end of the day, I was frequently reminded that publishing a policy document didn't translate to implementation. Now, note a couple things here.

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Implementing and Maintaining Security Program Metrics

NopSec

In addition, doing so helps to facilitate greater accountability, increased focus, clarity, improved relevancy, and reduced waste, ensuring effective decision-making, accelerated growth, increased visibility, improved performance that ultimately result in higher financial returns.

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Patch Management Policy: Steps, Benefits and a Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Yet, unpatched vulnerabilities provide attackers with open opportunities to cause great damage – with studies showing unpatched vulnerabilities estimated to account for 30-60% of all breaches! Review and Modify the Patch Management Policy. Overview : sets expectations and goals for the policy.

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Top 5 Application Security Tools & Software for 2023

eSecurity Planet

By employing application security tools, organizations can proactively identify and address potential security flaws, reducing the risk of exploitation and minimizing the impact of security incidents. This tracks and monitors user activities and security-related incidents to establish accountability and traceability.

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Implementing Effective Compliance Testing: A Comprehensive Guide

Centraleyes

Compliance testing is a crucial auditing process that focuses on verifying the extent to which an organization adheres to established policies, rules, or regulatory requirements. It serves as a cornerstone in auditing, primarily concerned with evaluating the effectiveness of controls related to regulatory risks.

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How do Companies Process Sensitive Data and Why is That Important?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The GDPR and CPRA are both the largest privacy policies globally and have brought many amendments to the private data world. Hence, the GDPR accounts for all companies doing business within EU borders or residing in it. Since there is a rise in privacy policy compliance requirements, controls are also rising. .

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Xen and the Art of Vulnerability Maintenance

NopSec

The recent Xen hypervisor bug and the 2003 Northeast blackout due to the older rare condition error illustrate how a single vulnerability can represent widespread risk. Security has many layers and collaborators as part of the process to ensure a relatively high assurance of minimum risk.