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For startups, trustworthy security means going above and beyond compliance standards

TechCrunch

Oren Yunger is an investor at GGV Capital , where he leads the cybersecurity vertical and drives investments in enterprise IT, data infrastructure, and developer tools. He was previously chief information security officer at a SaaS company and a public financial institution. So why is compliance alone not enough?

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

However, as more organizations rely on these applications, the need for enterprise application security and compliance measures is becoming increasingly important. Breaches in security or compliance can result in legal liabilities, reputation damage, and financial losses.

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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

TechCrunch

Take Descope , for example, which today announced that it raised a whopping $53 million in seed funding for its “developer-first” authentication and user management platform. Capital might be harder to come by than it once was in startup land, but some firms are bucking the trend — hard.

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Navigating the complexities of security and compliance on the mainframe

CIO

As organizations look to modernize IT systems, including the mainframe, there’s a critical need to do so without sacrificing security or falling out of compliance. But that’s a balancing act that is easier said than done, especially as cybersecurity threats grow increasingly sophisticated. PCI DSS v4.0).

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Compliance, security, and the role of identity

CIO

Every day, modern organizations are challenged with a balancing act between compliance and security. While compliance frameworks provide guidelines for protecting sensitive data and mitigating risks, security measures must adapt to evolving threats.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] This concept of least-privilege access is fundamental to Zero Trust Security practices.

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3 Keys to ensuring your cloud provider offers a sound cyber security strategy

CIO

Today, cloud providers may offer better cybersecurity protections than many companies can provide on-premises. The security professional shortage Some 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs are unfilled globally, with 750,000 of them in the U.S., according to researchers at Cybersecurity Ventures.