What Are Risk Assessment Methodologies?

May 25, 2023 Continuum GRC 0 Comment

With the ever-increasing complexities of the IT and business environments, risk management has become crucially important for cybersecurity. Accordingly, risk management methodologies provide the blueprint for this anticipatory and strategic approach. They guide businesses in identifying potential threats, assessing their impact, devising effective responses, and monitoring progress.

This article will introduce some basics of risk management methodologies and how they fit with different risk-based security frameworks.

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FedRAMP and DoD Impact Levels

May 17, 2023 Continuum GRC 0 Comment

As the Department of Defense (DoD) increasingly leverages cloud services, the need to classify and secure sensitive data has never been more important. To address that need, the DoD’s Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) provides a comprehensive framework for this, establishing different Impact Levels to classify the appropriateness of a system to handle specific kinds of data.

If you’re familiar with federal regulations and cloud services, you might already notice that another framework applies to cloud service providers–FedRAMP. That’s why the DoD has guidelines for implementing specific DoD impact level requirements alongside FedRAMP.

This article discusses the DoD Impact Levels, covering what type of data they encompass and how they interact with FedRAMP.

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Governance Strategies and Effective Cybersecurity Policymaking

May 11, 2023 Continuum GRC 0 Comment

Organizations are tasked with navigating many rules, regulations, and potential risks in an increasingly complex business landscape. As they do so, the importance of a robust Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) strategy becomes apparent. This trifecta acts as a guiding beacon, setting a course for businesses to follow, ensuring they operate within the bounds of legality, ethicality, and safety.

This article explores how an effective governance strategy forms the backbone of any successful organization, laying the groundwork for ethical conduct, transparent operations, and accountable decision-making.