FedRAMP and Incident Response

FedRAMP requirements include, as part of an organization’s security readiness, incident response capabilities that directly impact an organization’s ability to maintain authorization and protect sensitive government data. For security professionals operating in the federal cloud ecosystem, understanding the relationship between FedRAMP requirements and incident response planning is essential for both compliance and operational excellence.  

NISTIR 8286 and Best Practices for Enterprise Risk Management

In an increasingly digital world, cybersecurity has never been more critical for organizations of all sizes and industries. As cyber threats become more sophisticated, the potential impact of a security breach on an organization’s operations, reputation, and financial well-being can be devastating. As a result, integrating cybersecurity risk management into more comprehensive Enterprise Risk Management… Read More

What Is Risk Management Software, and What Should You Look For?

Risk management is quickly becoming the foundation for most security and compliance standards. And this is for good reason–complex security threats based on modern technology and the interoperability of extensive cloud-based infrastructure aren’t going to be held at bay through ad hoc implementation of technology.  Risk doesn’t have to be an amorphous and ill-defined process,… Read More

Modern Risk Management and Compliance in 2021

Risk management and assessment is the practice of assessing an organization’s security systems against possible vulnerabilities and gaps to determine how much “risk” is acceptable as part of doing business. Factors like compliance, emerging threats and changes in technology and business operations all play an immense role in how security experts manage the risk their… Read More