3 Ways to Validate Your Cybersecurity Process
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This month highlights the importance of safeguarding critical infrastructure from malicious cyber activity, ransomware, and more. This has become increasingly…
re:Inforce Roundup – Securing Your Future on AWS
After a two-year break, Amazon Web Services Inc.’s (AWS) re:Inforce returned to an in-person event in Boston last week. AWS re:Inforce provides valuable networking and…
Penetration Testing: Why It’s Critical to Your IT Security
Finding and remediating your business’ security flaws is imperative to protecting not only your data but also your reputation. Over the last decade, external and…
The Many Benefits of TRiA, Connectria’s Cloud Management Platform
My role as Chief Product Officer at Connectria focuses on our cloud management platform that our customers use every day. We last shared next-gen TRiA…
Compliance in AWS: Logging and Configuration
My last few articles discuss architectural principles that keep AWS environments secure and compliant. These principles are examined in tandem with the Health Information Trust…
Compliance in AWS: Locking Down Resources
We recently discussed architectural principles to help you keep your AWS environments secure and compliant. Additionally, we examined these principles alongside the role of the…
Compliance in AWS: Resource Segregation
In a recent webinar, we discussed architectural principles to keep your AWS environments secure and compliant as well as the role of the Health Information…
Small Businesses & PCI – What You Need to Know
Running a business in today’s data-driven world requires compliance with various federal regulations. Depending on the industry and the type of data that you deal…
What Does it Mean for Cloud Services to be HIPAA Compliant? (And are YOU actually compliant?)
As more and more organizations turn to cloud solutions to meet modern technology challenges, there has been rising concern about HIPAA/HITECH compliance for healthcare organizations.…
What Could a GDPR Violation Mean for Your Business?
Roughly one-third of Connectria’s customers are either based in the EU or are doing business within the EU. For them, the risks of non-compliance with…
What is HITRUST Certification and Why Does it Matter?
Earlier this month, we announced that Connectria has, once again, passed all of its third-party certifications. Check out our recent article for a complete list…
Protect Your Clients, Their Customers, AND Yourself with Regulation Compliant Hosting
For many businesses, compliance is an essential component of what you do and how you protect your customers. Whether you’re in the healthcare sector, financial…
Know Your Audit Reports! More Advice on Vetting Cloud Providers
In a recent Connectria article, we discussed four ways to vet a cloud provider before trusting them with your mission-critical workloads. One of these ways…
TRiA Helps Codify Cloud Governance
Learn more about the latest version of TRiA here. In my last article, I talked about the difference between cloud management and cloud governance. Essentially,…
Is the IT Skills Shortage Jeopardizing Your IT Security and Compliance?
The Dark Side of Digital Transformation There’s no doubt that digital transformation can help make an organization more competitive. Technology lets us do things faster,…
Think “Lean” in 2019 for More Efficient, Agile IT Operations
Many organizations are looking at “Lean” as a way to improve business operations. This is especially true for industries like manufacturing and healthcare, but Lean…