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- Compliance · guide
ISO 27001: a practical guide to information security management
ISO 27001 is a management system, not a checklist. Here are the core principles and a seven-step path from gap analysis to certification.
- Assessment · article
Is penetration testing manual or automated? (Both.)
Scanners give you coverage. People find the business-logic and chained flaws that sink a deal. Good testing uses both.
- Compliance · article
SOC 2 Type I vs Type II: which one do you need?
Type I proves your controls are designed right at a point in time. Type II proves they actually work over a period. Here is how to choose.
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