Information Security

Welcome to the Information Security Community. Here you will find the latest discussions and resources that can help you in this area. This community is dedicated to discussions related to SOCs, business continuity and disaster recovery planning, cybersecurity and other information security topics and challenges. Note: You will need to Sign In to join in the discussions and access resources. 

About Third Party Information Security: You're expected to understand your vendor's approach to security. Verifying a vendor’s information security practices are sound is vital to safeguarding your data. It needs to be a requirement since the protection of your data, regardless of the size of your organization, and the protection of each individual customer are fundamental to the success of your organization.

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    RE: Info Sec Risk Ratings...and Quantification

    By: Anonymous Member , one month ago

    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous We do use a risk-based approach based on quantity of records and type of PII at risk. We don't have set numbers but general guidelines (e.g., minor, moderate, significant exposure). So a ... More

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    Info Sec Risk Ratings...and Quantification

    By: Anonymous Member , one month ago

    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous Am curious if anyone uses the AMOUNT of PII or MNPI (i.e. ANY sensitive data) "given" to a vendor to assist with determining the Risk Rating from an Info Sec perspective. Or...is even a smidgen ... More

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    RE: Vendor Management with CISSP

    By: Wendi Inglis , one month ago

    I have not come across a vendor management responsible person with a CISSP certificate, but I'm positive that I have only met a small portion of us out there. However, I am in a similar position to yours. I am our IT back-up person, I handle vendor management, ... More

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    RE: SOC Reports Q&A

    By: Jennifer McGlynn , one month ago

    I have build a pretty comprehensive vendor review template. Multiple tabs for diffferent information on a vendor / product / service. When I do the next year, I copy and paste the previous years file, rename it, and then can compare previous years review ... More

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    Vendor Management with CISSP

    By: Jennifer McGlynn , one month ago

    I did the cybersecurity webinar from Venminder yesterday, and it was recommended that security reports / audits/ pen tests be reviewed by a certified professional with CISSP certificate. My background has always been IT, IT manager for multiple banks, ... More

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