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ISO 27001 Certification Requirements & Standards

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Rather than implementing controls as a checkbox activity, risk-driven organizations proactively choose controls that best mitigate their risks. Perform a Gap Analysis. You should implement controls to manage or mitigate risks identified in the risk assessment. Third, create a project plan and a project risk register.

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Audit Checklist for SOC 2

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Risk mitigation. Perform a SOC 2 Gap Analysis. Once you’ve completed your audit preparation, you should perform a gap analysis. While performing your SOC 2 gap analysis, you must select an audit firm to conduct your SOC 2. Risk assessment. Monitoring activities. Change management.

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The Most Overlooked Security Issues Facing the Financial Services

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As such, the key to mitigating (and ideally neutralizing) that threat is to secure data in storage and backup. Please note: usually when the initial gap analysis is done (remember step 1), you end up with a long list of deviations. Ransomware is focused on data. Now’s the time to iron them out.

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Customer Insights 2023: Fusion’s March Community Exchange Round Up

Fusion Risk Management

Third-Party Risk Management Understanding which third parties play a critical role in your ability to deliver products or services is crucial so that you can prioritize efforts and mitigate issues as they arise.

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Choosing a Governance Risk and Compliance Tool: Constant Vigilance

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A risk management program incorporates processes, tools, procedures, and resources to optimize the risk profile, create a risk-aware culture, and implement the right mitigation strategies to maintain business continuity and competitiveness. In addition, it offers a gap analysis feature so you can see what, if any, work remains.

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Preparation Continues for the Digital Operational Resilience Act

Fusion Risk Management

While the methodology or framework for resilience may differ, the expectations are clear: businesses must adapt to the changing environment, mitigate potential impact, and continue to deliver important services to customers.

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5 Steps towards an Actionable Risk Appetite

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Conducting a gap analysis with a risk tolerance level will help you identify emerging risks before they rise out of tolerance and it becomes clear that certain mitigation activities are no longer sufficient. Testing of mitigation and control activities will be in place to ensure the effectiveness of the ERM program.