There is a business reality that too many startups, and even later-stage companies, fall victim to: not having a clear and well-structured action plan for security and privacy. This security shortfall suddenly comes front and center at quarter end when that must-have enterprise deal slips away due to compliance requirements. This growing deficit is what … The Compliance Debt Factor
Ray Kruck
Here’s part 2 of Ray Kruck’s, Tugboat Logic CEO and Founder, tips on building and leading remote and distributed teams to success. He draws upon his in-the-trenches experience from his time at Tugboat Logic and other start-ups he’s built.
Here’s part 1 of Ray Kruck’s, Tugboat Logic CEO and Founder, tips on building and leading remote and distributed teams to success. He draws upon his in-the-trenches experience from his time at Tugboat Logic and other start-ups he’s built.
Let’s face it, you didn’t start your own company or decide to build an innovative solution with the goal of being a safe, cautious, risk-averse organization. You want to break things! Disrupt! Create! The challenge comes once you bring your technology to market and ask another entity to pay you actual money for your innovation. … Why You Need Cyber Liability Insurance
Finding a Partner, Not a Supplier Taking the decision to do a SOC-2 Type 1, 2 or SOC-3 audit and report can be daunting. The commitment in time and resources is not insignificant. Given the importance to your company and the impact on your team’s resources and processes, your decision to find the auditor with … Which Security Auditor Is Right for My Company?
ISO/IEC 27001 is a standard set out by the International Standards Organization that helps your business manage the security of assets such as financial information, user data, intellectual property, employee details, or information entrusted to you by third parties or end customers. Tugboat Logic has incorporated the principles of the ISO security policy and controls … Is ISO 27001 Certification Right for My Business?
CCPA vs GDPR: Lessons from GDPR and Relevance for Start-Ups The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) , signed into law in June, 2018, goes into effect on January 1, 2020 is the first meaningful step to providing a regulatory framework to online privacy rights in the United States. It will impact how all enterprises have … CCPA vs GDPR: The 5 Step Comparison Guide
In early 2005, the then United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan invited a group of the world’s largest institutional investors to join a process to develop the Principles for Responsible Investment. The Principles were launched in April 2006 at the New York Stock Exchange. What is ESG Policy? By January 2016, the Principles for Responsible Investment … How Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Policy Could Block Your Next Funding Round
If you are running a company with anywhere from 10 to 30 employees (or even a few more), there is a good chance that you need dedicated cybersecurity expertise to protect your growing firm. However, hiring a Virtual CISO (vCISO) can potentially be too expensive for a firm this size. Your company might need a … Hiring a vCISO: Top 3 Challenges for Small Companies
We need a new approach that allows risk and compliance to integrate security earlier in the software development and deployment process.
Wouldn’t it be great if IT and InfoSec teams could get their wish and there would be no humans touching vital systems or accessing sensitive data? Their risk management program would be airtight. But hoping that your team will always do the right thing, is not a strategy. The stakes are going up. The Ponemon … Hope Is Not a Strategy in Enterprise Security
Every profession has its own language to distinguish itself from other professions and to establish an official code that governs its practices. For the Compliance and Information Security team at a typical Fortune 500 company they rely on vendor assessment documents with acronyms like: SIG, SIG Lite, VAF, VQA, SQR, SoW, VDD, MSA etc. It’s … Your Enterprise Deal in Procurement: Miles of Broken Glass