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ISO 27001 Requirements Checklist: Steps and Tips for Implementation

Reciprocity

The procedure entails defining which personnel should be responsible for particular activities to provide a uniform and efficient approach for responding to security incidents. How Do You Perform a Gap Analysis? Theoretically an organization can do a gap analysis at any time, but timing is essential to optimize its impact.

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ISO 27001 Certification Requirements & Standards

Reciprocity

Within the ISO 27001 family, there are many other vital documents. Rather than implementing controls as a checkbox activity, risk-driven organizations proactively choose controls that best mitigate their risks. Perform a Gap Analysis. Creating documentation is the most time-consuming aspect of deploying an ISMS.

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The Most Overlooked Security Issues Facing the Financial Services

Solutions Review

The rise – and sophistication – of ransomware attacks has been documented by all parties concerned. Please note: usually when the initial gap analysis is done (remember step 1), you end up with a long list of deviations. Ongoing risk management Storage and backup security demands active, ongoing risk management.

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Audit Checklist for SOC 2

Reciprocity

A SOC 2 Type 1 report attests to the design and documentation of a service organization’s internal controls and procedures as of a specific date. Monitoring activities. Control activities – which are further broken out by: Logical and physical access. Perform a SOC 2 Gap Analysis. Control environment.

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The 5 Golden Rules of When Business Continuity Software Goes Bad

Plan B Consulting

To develop a fit-for-purpose BIA you need to do it in the same way as you would manually, which is just the information gathered typed into the software rather than a BIA document or spreadsheet. Having software does not cut down on the need for administrative support and monitoring activity.

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The 5 Golden Rules of When Business Continuity Software Goes Bad

Plan B Consulting

To develop a fit-for-purpose BIA you need to do it in the same way as you would manually, which is just the information gathered typed into the software rather than a BIA document or spreadsheet. Having software does not cut down on the need for administrative support and monitoring activity.

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The 5 Golden Rules of When Business Continuity Software Goes Bad

Plan B Consulting

To develop a fit-for-purpose BIA you need to do it in the same way as you would manually, which is just the information gathered typed into the software rather than a BIA document or spreadsheet. Having software does not cut down on the need for administrative support and monitoring activity.