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Deep dives, expert analysis, and practical guidance on exposure management, adversarial validation, and the future of AI-driven exposure management.
NIST just published AI prompts for CSF 2.0. Here is what to settle first
NIST's draft SP 1353 provides AI prompts for three CSF 2.0 tasks and says weeks of drafting compresses into hours. Here is what the prompts can draft, what only humans can validate, and the four things to settle before anyone opens a model.
Application Pentesting for SaaS Companies: Meeting SOC 2 and ISO 27001
How SaaS companies should structure application pentesting for SOC 2 and ISO 27001 compliance. AI-driven continuous testing vs annual manual engagements.
ISO 27001 Penetration Testing Requirements
ISO 27001:2022 never names penetration testing, yet it is how you evidence Annex A 8.8 and 8.29 at a surveillance audit. The honest read on required vs expected, with the 2013 lineage and the Oct 2025 deadline.
PCI DSS Penetration Testing Requirements
PCI DSS v4.0.1 Requirement 11.4 is the rare standard that names penetration testing outright: internal and external annually plus after change, segmentation at 12 or 6 months, mandatory since 31 Mar 2025.
HIPAA Penetration Testing Requirements
HIPAA never says "penetration test," but the Security Rule's risk analysis and its REQUIRED evaluation standard expect technical testing of every system touching ePHI. Here is the precise read.
SOC 2 Penetration Testing Requirements
SOC 2 never names penetration testing in any criterion, yet auditors treat it as the load-bearing evidence for CC4.1 and CC7.x. Here is the gap between the letter and the audit.
NIS2 Cybersecurity Directive: What CISOs Must Do to Stay Compliant and Mitigate Risk
The NIS2 Cybersecurity Directive raises the stakes for compliance, accountability, and enterprise resilience across the EU. For CISOs and security leaders, NIS2 is more than a regulation, it is an opportunity to integrate compliance with risk reduction, strengthen governance, and build long-term bus
Everything You Need to Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in 2025
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): CCPA and CPRA, Simplified On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General settled with Healthline for $1.55 million, the highest CCPA-related fine to date, citing failure to limit data purpose and lack of sufficient disclosures under the purpose-limitation pr
Understanding FFIEC Compliance: A Complete Guide by Strobes
Between rising cyber threats, growing consumer privacy concerns, and increasingly complex regulatory expectations, financial institutions must stay ahead of the curve or risk costly consequences. That’s where FFIEC compliance comes in. Established by a coalition of five federal agencies- including t
EU Cyber Resilience Act: What You Must Do Before 2027
The European Union isn’t asking nicely anymore. With the Cyber Resilience Act, they’re laying down the law, literally, for how every company that makes or sells digital products in the EU must manage software security. And it's not a gentle nudge. It’s a full-scale regulatory revamp. From IoT to Saa
New CERT-In Guidelines 2025: What Every Security Team Needs to Act On Now
India just redrew the cybersecurity line in the sand. Until now, CERT-In’s mandates were mostly confined to government and critical infrastructure. That era is over. With the 2025 updates, these guidelines now apply to every business operating in India’s digital ecosystem. Whether you build software
Addressing Data Protection and Compliance with Mobile Application Pentesting
Mobile applications are now central to business operations. From internal workforce tools to customer-facing platforms, organizations rely heavily on mobile ecosystems. But with this growth comes increased exposure. Addressing Data Protection and Compliance with Mobile Application Pentesting is esse