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What’s the relationship between COBIT and TOGAF?
Regarding enterprise architecture frameworks, The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) and Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies (COBIT) complement each other to give leadership a better understanding of the business. That’s because TOGAF mainly centers around developing an information technology architecture to align with the business’s goals, while the COBIT framework primarily focuses on […]
Tags: COBIT, Technology
December 10, 2023
What are the Three Internal Controls?
From a business perspective, internal controls have historically held their roots in auditing and accounting. As organizational security has evolved over the years, and data creation and consumption have exploded, internal controls have begun to mean different things to different people. A lack of effective internal controls can lead to issues in detecting misstatements or […]
Tags: Risk Management
What Is the HIPAA Security Rule?
Technology integration has revolutionized how medical professionals operate in today’s healthcare landscape. Clinical applications like electronic health records and various systems for radiology, pharmacies, and laboratories have streamlined operations, enhancing mobility and efficiency within the medical workforce. Alongside these advancements come heightened security risks, emphasizing the critical need for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability […]
Tags: HIPAA
What are the Penalties for Violating the CCPA?
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be expensive to break, with several ways that regulators and the public can bring actions seeking financial damages against a company that has violated the law’s terms. The CCPA is the nation’s most stringent data privacy law, designed to protect California residents’ control over their personal information. The […]
Tags: Audit Management, CCPA
December 5, 2023
What Are the Penalties for Violating HIPAA?
The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a U.S. law that governs how organizations must handle protected health information (PHI) and electronic protected health information (ePHI). As a federal law, HIPAA violations can bring both monetary penalties and severe business restrictions. What Does HIPAA Say? HIPAA, enacted by Congress in 1996, is a […]
December 4, 2023
What is Data Compliance?
Data compliance refers to the policies, procedures, and technologies organizations implement to sustain data privacy and security compliance. It involves appropriately governing sensitive information to meet enterprise business rules and legal and governmental regulations. Sensitive data encompasses customers’ details, employees’ confidential records, financial information, intellectual property, etc. As data volumes and diversity grow exponentially, organizations […]
Tags: Compliance
The Complete Guide to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the organization in charge of securities licensing and requirements. Under stringent financial regulations, FINRA develops and enforces compliance risk assessment procedures and rules governing broker-dealer firms in the United States. It also keeps track of securities licenses, audits firms to ensure compliance, promotes market transparency, and educates investors. […]
What are the five Trust Services Principles for SOC 2 and SOC 3?
In an era where data integrity and security are paramount, compliance frameworks like SOC 2 certification and SOC 3 are pillars of trust and credibility. These frameworks offer essential guidelines for organizations to validate their commitment to safeguarding sensitive information. SOC 2 and SOC 3 are essential compliance frameworks designed to assess the controls over […]
Tags: Audit Management, COSO, SOC
Data Exfiltration: What It Is and How to Prevent It
Protecting your data is an important component of your cyber risk management plan and involves a certain level of preparedness for an event like a data breach. However, even the best cybersecurity efforts will still fail at some point — when attackers abscond with your organization’s confidential data, either to resell it on the dark […]
Why do Compliance Programs Fail?
Establishing compliance programs represents a significant undertaking for organizations across sectors. However, many such initiatives fail to achieve their goals despite substantial investments of time and resources. Inadequate compliance efforts expose companies on multiple fronts – from cyber incidents and data leaks to significant fines, lawsuits, and even criminal charges from regulatory non-compliance with bodies […]
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