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Insights, guidance and product updates on cybersecurity, GRC and compliance.

SWIFT CSP: the annual attestation banks cannot skip
Frameworks

SWIFT CSP: the annual attestation banks cannot skip

The SWIFT Customer Security Programme requires annual attestation against the Customer Security Controls Framework, with independent assessment. What it covers, how the architecture types work, and where attestations fail.
ISO 27701: turning privacy obligations into a certifiable system
Frameworks

ISO 27701: turning privacy obligations into a certifiable system

ISO 27701 extends an ISO 27001 ISMS into a privacy information management system. What it adds, how controller and processor roles change your obligations, and why it answers privacy due diligence efficiently.
EU AI Act: risk tiers, roles and what to do now
EU & UK

EU AI Act: risk tiers, roles and what to do now

The EU AI Act regulates AI by risk level rather than by technology. How the tiers work, the difference between providers and deployers, and the preparation that is useful regardless of your final classification.
NIST SP 800-53 explained: control families, baselines and tailoring
US & Americas

NIST SP 800-53 explained: control families, baselines and tailoring

NIST SP 800-53 is a control catalogue, not a checklist. How the families and baselines work, what tailoring means, and why it is the reference other frameworks map back to.
Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus: the fastest credential to earn
EU & UK

Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus: the fastest credential to earn

The UK government-backed baseline covering five technical controls. What it requires, how Plus differs, why it is often a contract prerequisite, and where it stops short of ISO 27001.
The HIPAA Security Rule explained: safeguards, scope and evidence
US & Americas

The HIPAA Security Rule explained: safeguards, scope and evidence

What the HIPAA Security Rule actually requires - the three safeguard categories, required versus addressable specifications, who is covered, and the evidence that satisfies an investigation.
NIST CSF vs SP 800-53: not alternatives, different altitudes
Comparisons

NIST CSF vs SP 800-53: not alternatives, different altitudes

CSF describes outcomes; 800-53 supplies the controls that achieve them. Treating them as competing choices is the most common NIST mistake - plus where 800-171 and the RMF fit.
SOC 1 vs SOC 2 vs SOC 3: which report do you need?
Comparisons

SOC 1 vs SOC 2 vs SOC 3: which report do you need?

Three reports, three audiences. SOC 1 is about financial reporting, SOC 2 about security, SOC 3 about marketing. Plus Type I versus Type II, which is a separate question entirely.
Insider threat: the risk your perimeter controls do not address
Security Practices

Insider threat: the risk your perimeter controls do not address

Most insider incidents are negligent rather than malicious, and most malicious ones happen around departure. How to build a proportionate programme without turning your workplace into a surveillance operation.
API security: why authorisation flaws beat every scanner
Security Practices

API security: why authorisation flaws beat every scanner

APIs now carry most application traffic and most application risk. Why broken authorisation dominates, how shadow and zombie APIs appear, and the controls that actually reduce exposure.
Secure SDLC and DevSecOps: making the pipeline your evidence
Security Practices

Secure SDLC and DevSecOps: making the pipeline your evidence

Auditors sample changes; fast teams deploy constantly. How to satisfy secure development and change management requirements without slowing delivery - by making the existing workflow produce the records.
Software supply chain security: SBOMs and why they matter
Security Practices

Software supply chain security: SBOMs and why they matter

Most of your codebase was written by someone else. How to know what is in your software, secure the build, and answer "are you affected?" in hours rather than weeks.
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