IT compliant Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/tag/it-compliant/ Cybersecurity Experts Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:12:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://fosterinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Favicon.png IT compliant Archives - Foster Institute https://fosterinstitute.com/tag/it-compliant/ 32 32 Be Secure or Be Compliant – Which Should You Do First? https://fosterinstitute.com/be-secure-or-be-compliant-which-should-you-do-first/ Thu, 17 Dec 2015 22:12:28 +0000 https://fosterinstitute.com/blog//?p=2236 If your organization meets requirements so that you are compliant with HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, or any other standard it does not mean you are secure. In fact, many organizations that are compliant are some of the least secure. Some executives, understandably, believe that meeting standards indicates that the organization’s network is secure. One […]

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]]> If your organization meets requirements so that you are compliant with HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, or any other standard it does not mean you are secure. In fact, many organizations that are compliant are some of the least secure. Some executives, understandably, believe that meeting standards indicates that the organization’s network is secure. One does not guarantee the other.

Being compliant: Might help you if you get sued for a breach
Being secure: You may not have a breach

Do both, but choose which one to do first.

If your customers or prospects want you to be compliant in order to do business with you, then compliance probably needs to be top priority. Otherwise, make your systems secure first.

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