Author Archives: David Lineman

How to Simplify Vendor Risk Management

Automate Vendor Risk Management

Every major cyber security framework and law requires that an organization must manage the cyber risk of third party vendors. In fact, vendor cyber risk management must now be considered “best practice” for having a defensible cyber program. Over the last several years, many vendor cyber risk management tools have entered the market. In general, […]

Information Shield Supports New NIST-HIPAA Guidelines

In February, the National Institute of Standards (NIST) released the updated version of agency guidance for implementing the HIPAA Security and Privacy Rule. NIST SP 800-66r2, Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule, is the second version and contains updated guidance on how Covered Entities can comply with HIPAA. HIPAA enforcement […]

Sample IT Risk Management Policy

What is an IT Risk Management Policy? An IT Risk Management Policy is a key part of any Cyber Governance Framework. IT Risk Management is the process of identifying, rating, and mitigating cyber risks to information assets and systems. Risk mitigation involved the development of an Control Framework. Risk Management also involves transferring or formally […]

Simplify Compliance with NYS-DFS Cyber Law

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYS-DFS) recently updated the model cyber security law (23 NYCRR 500) that requires financial institutions to build, update and validate a robust cyber security program. In this article we discuss key requirements and how organizations can simplify the compliance process. What is the NYS-DFS Cyber Security Law? The […]

Security Policies, Standards and Procedures: What’s the Difference?

One of the key challenges to developing effective information security policies is agreeing on a proper nomenclature.   Even before writing the first line of a security policy, many organizations get dragged into lengthy discussions regarding the definitions and nuances of these three key elements:  Information security policies, standards and procedures.   In this article we will […]

New Certification Validates Cyber Security Program Readiness

Information Shield Certification

The Information Shield Cyber Certification enables any business to effectively demonstrate cyber security readiness to third parties Information Shield today announced the release of the Information Shield Cyber Certification ™. This new program dramatically simplifies the process of validating cyber security readiness to management and third parties. The certification allows authorized security professionals to validate that an […]

8 Rules for Passing Cyber Vendor Assessments

We often speak to businesses struggling to pass a cyber security assessment from one of their key clients. The business has received a huge spreadsheet with 100+ cyber security questions, many of which they have no idea how to answer. If they don’t “pass” the assessment, they may lose the client entirely. Sometimes it is […]

Simplify Compliance with NADA FTC Safeguards Rule

Understand the key requirements of the FTC Safeguards Rule as it applies auto-dealerships and see how to effectively build and maintain and written information security program to maintain compliance. What are the NADA cyber security requirements? The National Automotive Dealers Association (NADA) proposed a set of cyber security requirements to help protect private customer data […]

Compliance with NIS 2 Directive Cyber Security

NIS2 Directive What is the NIS 2 Directive? The NIS 2 Cyber Directive is move by the EU to set a new standard for cyber security across the member states. The EU Parliament calls it “A high common level of cybersecurity in the EU.” NIS 2 replaces the original Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive, […]