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Identity and Access Management (IAM) serves a critical role in the digital landscape – the gatekeeper of a network or system. Your strategic management, or lack thereof, in this area can lead either to a host of problems, like data breaches and non-compliance with regulations, or, on the flip side, it may hinder productivity and…

Effective risk management is an important part of any organization that is serious about not just growth, but survival. It ensures that potential threats are identified, analyzed, and addressed before they can disrupt operations or cause significant financial damage. This post outlines a straightforward five-step risk management process, helping businesses stay prepared and resilient in…

In today’s data-driven world, managing information effectively isn’t just a best practice—it’s a competitive advantage. Data governance serves as the foundation for ensuring your organization’s data remains accurate, secure, and fully leveraged to drive growth. But it’s more than just a set of rules; it’s a strategic framework that brings together people, processes, and technology…

Protecting sensitive data while keeping it usable is a constant struggle for companies today. With data breaches happening more often and getting more sophisticated, knowing how to protect valuable information is essential. While there are many ways to protect data, in this article, we compare Data Masking vs Tokenization to understand how they are different…

SAP’s announcement in 2017 mandated enterprises using SAP ECC to migrate to S/4HANA by 2025, a deadline that has been revised to 2027 due to slow adoption and limited SAP consultants. Currently, around 25,000 companies are either using or implementing SAP S/4HANA, yet approximately 22,000 are still on SAP ECC, making it a top discussion…

With cyberattacks becoming more frequent and more complex, businesses all over the world are reassessing their cyber security posture. In many cases, their zeal for new defenses ignores some basic best practices. Chief among them? Simply understanding and agreeing on basic cyber security concepts and definitions. Misunderstanding and misalignment on the difference between vulnerability and…

This article provides a comprehensive summary of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. It explains what the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is and why the Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created, provides an Overview of SOX 11 Titles, and describes Key Sub-Sections under those Titles. It will also focus on explaining the historical context of SOX, its purpose,…

SOX 302 is one of the most important provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, commonly known as SOX. It was passed in response to the major corporate scandals in the financial sector by the end of the 1990s and early 2000s, such as Enron and WorldCom. Due to a lack of accountability, it was…

In 2002, after the Enron and WorldCom financial reporting scandals, Congress created the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX Act). SOX made it a crime to deceive shareholders by filing false financial reports and introduced steep penalties for mispresenting financial reports. The SOX Act developed requirements to prevent corporate fraud by strengthening the accuracy and reliability of financial…