It's a story you'll watch unfold time and time again. The breach. The headlines. The confusion. The public apologies. The finger-pointing. And it's often followed by some form of the following statement: "But I was compliant." Compliance is never enough. The challenges are understandable, but taking the path of least...
The rising cost of pharmaceuticals is an unfortunate reality that can render patients unable to afford medication. This struggle was evident to Dr. Michael Rae who created the Rx Savings Solutions app that helps consumers save on prescription costs. Dr. Rae is a medical expert, but since technology is not his forte,...
Are your executives aware of the strategic importance of your Security Program and its measurable impact your business objectives? Strengthen your message by providing relevant (and easy to understand), specific, measurable, attainable, information and measurements of your Security Program that tie your Security...
Metrics need to communicate the context and critical scale of risk, risk mitigation, costs of risk elimination, and how risk elimination is a business enabler. It is possible to communicate key security metrics to the CEO and Board in both quantitative and qualitative terms, enabling executives to relate to and easily...
The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) began a search for a secure cloud solution for their Common Security Framework (CSF) application. CSF gives businesses the structure, detail and clarity needed to more efficiently and effectively meet healthcare regulatory compliance standards, including HIPAA.
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Leveraging metrics that are unique to specific lines of business and address real business issues communicate simply, directly, and cogently to executives - instilling sense of familiarity and urgency. Metrics comparing assets, controls, and vulnerabilities provide complete view of security status - critical in...
Collect security metrics with tangible meaning to the organization. Used effectively, security metrics illustrate the effectiveness of your controls and the safety of your systems and data. Metrics can also highlight the probability of security issues, potential damage, the necessary steps to mitigate risk, the costs...
Are your executives aware of the strategic importance of your Security Program and its measurable impact your business objectives? Strengthen your message by providing relevant (and easy to understand), specific, measurable, attainable, information and measurements of your Security Program that tie your Security...
The continuous evolution of new threats and vulnerabilities in today's IT landscape makes vulnerability management more critical than ever. As your organization tries to adapt to an increasingly dynamic and complex threat environment you can no longer rely on static, labor intensive processes. You need solutions that...
Demonstrating return on investment (ROI) for vulnerability management or continuous monitoring - or any other security solution- is difficult, at best. However, with a strong foundation of vulnerability assessment, effective use of vulnerability management and analytics and leveraging of capabilities of continuous...
Managing risk is a top priority for business executives. They need to know how well their organization is managing cyber risk. A key challenge is to define and operationalize automated indicators that are meaningful and easily understandable in terms of business objectives. Solid data indicators enable organizations...
You need to automate the collection and analysis of security data to continuously keep tabs on your security assurance program. Do your reports provide executive-focused metrics to help prove the value of your organization's investment in Security Assurance? Is your Security Assurance story told from a business...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (or the Cybersecurity Framework - CSF) calls for "a set of industry standards and best practices to help organizations manage cybersecurity risks." Organizations can use the CSF in a risk-based...
Defense in depth may not provide a total security solution. Today's environments demand comprehensive security assurance. Your security solution needs to provide continuous visibility and critical context to take decisive actions and achieve security assurance resulting in significant business benefits for your...
To help simplify the difficulties associated with HIPAA compliance, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST), a non-profit organization, collaborated with leaders in healthcare and information security to develop the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF). CSF is a certifiable security framework that scales...
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