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Measure Security Performance, Not Policy Compliance

The Falcon's View

Except, of course, that in the real world nobody ever took time to read the more detailed documents, Ops and Dev teams really didn't like being told how to do their jobs, and, at the end of the day, I was frequently reminded that publishing a policy document didn't translate to implementation. Now, note a couple things here.

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Fortinet vs Palo Alto NGFWs 2025: Comparison Guide

eSecurity Planet

Although Palo Alto won this category, Fortinet is still a great pick for teams that need more features its just being compared to the industrys best network security provider. It deserves a special callout for its documentation alone, with plenty of well-designed help pages. Palo Altos usability is also impressive, with a 4.6/5

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Top Third-Party Data Breaches of 2024: What You Need to Know

Responsible Cyber

Organizations must maintain comprehensive documentation of their security measures and breach response procedures, as one-third of businesses faced regulatory fines in 2024, according to the Cost of a Data Breach report.

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9 Best Penetration Testing Tools for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Great documentation. Lack of documentation. Nessus is a widely used paid vulnerability assessment tool that’s probably best for experienced security teams. Fiddler is a useful collection of manual tools for dealing with web debugging, web session manipulation, and security/performance testing. Useful links.

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Top Open Source Security Tools

eSecurity Planet

Features include: Automatic detection and fixing of open source dependency vulnerabilities; integration of security vulnerability tools into git repositories already in use; and avoiding attacks through scaled secure development practices across dev and ops teams. Read more: Fiddler: Pen Testing Product Overview and Analysis. .);

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What Is a SaaS Security Checklist? Tips & Free Template

eSecurity Planet

Are there automated monthly reporting features that provide insight into security performance and compliance? Can the vendor give references or case studies that show effective security deployments in similar organizations? Do security processes, procedures, training, and policies get reviewed and updated on a regular basis?

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NBlog Aug 23 - ISMS comms plan

Notice Bored

doesn't literally demand that organisations must have a "communications plan" as such, otherwise it would have been one of the mandatory documents included in SecAware ISMS Launchpad. Naturally I started out with the standard itself. and proceeds to outline - yes, you guessed it - a "communications plan".