Deterrents are not as effective here -- we need effective prevention. With a background in cybersecurity and compliance in the traditional IT sector, I have spent the last 10 years helping ...

In truth, compliance does NOT equal security, and in fact this perception fuels a false sense of security. Instead, meeting compliance should be seen as a stepping stone in the right direction towards ...

To Ron Ross, a fellow at NIST, the argument that compliance with the standards does not equal cybersecurity security is frustrating. “You get this false argument that you are compliant but not secure.

It is therefore critical that businesses embrace cyber security compliance, but also ensure it is supported by additional controls, assessments and technologies that are fit-for-purpose. Do not ...

Compliant yet vulnerable The first and most important lesson, echoed in the headlines, is that compliance does not equal security. A prime example is the retail supermarket and grocery organization ...

This week I added a new mantra: “Compliance does not equal security.” At issue: The company has to meet the requirements for a tougher certification of its credit card-handling practices.

This begs the question. Does compliance equal secure? I posit they are two different measurements which are not interchangeable. You may be secure, yet not compliant. You may be compliant ...

So, while compliance is the primary concern across many different functions, it is not – by itself ... and place equal importance on vulnerability management as they do on security policy ...

Compliance does not equal security. Many organisations blur the distinction between compliance and security, and because the two concepts share common ground, many businesses believe that achieving ...

At the end of the day, does compliance equal security? A common misunderstanding ... signs of fraudulent behavior existed and were simply not connected. Technology can help connect the dots ...