Most organizations have at least heard of SOC reports. Published and administered by the American Institute of Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA), the SOC umbrella of attestations helps organizations demonstrate adherence to best practices around data privacy, cybersecurity, risk assessment and financial reporting. 

Since SOC requirements come directly from the AICPA, the organization releases documents pertaining to guidance for audits and compliance. One of the primary documents for SOC compliance is Statement on Standards for Attestation Engagements no. 18 (SSAE 18). 

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Managing cybersecurity threats is a full-time job, and most cybersecurity specialists rely on shared knowledge between experts in the field to combat these threats. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database provides a starting point for this kind of knowledge, centralizing an index of known security vulnerabilities in the wild. 

The CVE program recently joined with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which then feeds into new directives for federal agencies and cloud service providers (CSPs). One of these directives, Binding Operational Directive 22-01, establishes this new list and several other requirements for regulated organizations and is trickling down into other security requirements, including FedRAMP. 

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We often take digital identity for granted… We create accounts all over the Internet for various services, but rarely think about the information that sits in a server for every company we interact with. Furthermore, we rarely think about the potential for fraud related to those identities and how that potential threat impacts finance or military defense businesses. That’s why, when it comes to crucial industries, digital identity verification is necessary.

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