Cloud compliance ensures that cloud computing services meet the compliance requirements of enterprise customers. However, enterprises adopting cloud services should not assume that every cloud company necessarily meets the organization’s unique requirements because compliance-related service offerings vary.
While moving email to the cloud can be relatively straightforward, moving messaging and collaboration channels to Office 365 raises a significant number of questions pertaining to how those communications are captured and preserved for regulatory compliance and e-discovery purposes. Office 365 offers native archiving features which require thorough analysis to ...
Read moreEstablishing a sustainable preservation plan is key for compliance and risk management. Onna’s Ish Alaoui outlines five key factors to weigh when looking to preserve data from cloud-based applications. The number of cloud-based applications and productivity tools used in the workplace is growing by the day. From Slack and GSuite ...
Read moreMany corporate leaders are hesitant to move to the cloud because of security concerns. netlogx’s Clayton Calvert explains that while data breaches are continuing apace, cloud security is entirely possible and manageable. Cloud adoption has continued to grow in the last decade, and recent reports by the analyst firm Gartner ...
Read moreIn the advent of automated GRC tools, data-compliance professionals are shooting themselves in the feet by over-relying on old-fashioned spreadsheets. Joe Stanganelli and Alia Luria discuss a better way to manage GRC data. Terry Ray, a senior vice president at cybersecurity-software firm Imperva, is fond of saying that even when ...
Read moreData security is a boardroom issue, a geographical issue and a local issue. The cost of noncompliance can be crippling, both financially and reputationally.
Read moreLesley Maea suggests compliance today could take a cue from Marie Kondo in her Netflix hit, "Tidying Up." To remain safe and secure, use an intranet as a single source of truth. Yes, you read that right: an intranet. Put everything in one place. Then, you can see what you ...
Read moreThe latest global survey of C-level executives and directors of the macroeconomic, strategic and operational risks that organizations face indicates an increasingly risky year ahead. Protiviti’s Jim DeLoach discusses the risks keeping executives up at night. Overall, 825 C-level executives and directors participated in this year’s global study, with 45 ...
Read moreToday, FireMon announces the results of its inaugural State of Hybrid Cloud Security Survey, which polled more than 400 information security professionals about their practices maintaining network security across hybrid cloud environments. The survey uncovered three primary areas of concern: the cloud business and cloud security are misaligned, 2) existing security tools ...
Read moreRegulating web use for employees via compliance handbook and URL filters for blacklisted (bad) and whitelisted (good) online resources has failed to improve compliance. Authenic8’s John Klassen discusses how firms can ensure compliance without sacrificing productivity or risking an internal backlash. Pressure from the SEC and state authorities has increased ...
Read more2018 demonstrated that cyber threats are far from being tackled. Coalfire’s Adam Shnider discusses how in 2019, we can expect compliance and governmental bodies to set the bar even higher to protect data. While it may appear that enterprise security teams and compliance frameworks have stepped up their game to ...
Read moreWhy It’s Time for a Next-Gen Solution As organizations’ computing infrastructure expands, legacy asset management systems are becoming inadequate. To keep pace with this technological change – and remain compliant – companies must adopt a next-generation approach. Mark Gaydos of Nlyte discusses. Imagine being charged by your cable company for ...
Read moreEnsuring Both with Cloud Enterprise Content Services For many years, there has been a fear among IT professionals that the user freedom and empowerment offered by collaborative systems would make it difficult to adhere to processes and enforce compliance standards. However, in today’s digital world, enterprises need both compliance and ...
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