Nathan Brown

As the digital world is growing at a faster rate and most of our data is stored with the companies and on various other digital platforms that we use, it becomes very important for us to ensure the safety of our data. If we give our data in the wrong hands, then someone can easily use it as a weapon against us. We all know cybercrime is a big problem. So, as a client of any digital platform, we need to be aware of the chances of misuse of our data and we should thoroughly know about the credibility of the source which is taking or storing our data. To make things easier and to prove themselves, companies have adopted several numbers of standards that make sure that the data that companies are storing are in a position to prevent the loss of this data in any case. PCI DSS is one of such global standard which every company should meet no matter if the company is big or small. According to this standard, it does not matter if a company is big or small, it still has to ensure its IT infras...

When you live in such an advanced world you need to give a very dear attention to your company’s IT infrastructure so as to manage your business’ security. It is absolutely necessary for the owners of companies to have a solid structure backing the IT part of their company so that they can save their company from the cyber-attacks and breaches, which hinder the information of the company. As the companies’ flourish, they need continuity plans to minimize the loss of data of their company. If you lose some data at any point of time, then you would need a third party to recover that data through the security breaches. SOC Assurance is that one company that can provide the best cyber security audit and get you the reports to help you through the process of risk mitigation. SOC Assurance offers two kinds of audits SOC 1 and SOC 2 to see the internal control system of your company and make it better with regards to your information systems following the Trust Services Principles and Criter...

In this advanced world, one needs to give utmost attention to the IT infrastructure when it comes to managing a business! It is very essential for business owners to have a solid IT structure to back them up against the cyber-attacks and breached that can hinder or steal your company’s information. As companies flourish, they have to adapt to continuity plans, but data can get lost and cause havoc for you. Such data needs to be recovered for your business’ continuity, which is why you need a third party to help you with the recovery in the times of security breaches! SOC Assurance is the one company that carries out the whole IT security audit and provides you with a report to provide the techniques for risk mitigation. SOC Assurance also offers the SOC 2 audit and hence the SOC type 2 report in case you want to see if your company has a good internal control system, that is if your information systems follow various Trust Services Principles and Criteria. The criteria that n...

Digitalization is the new lifestyle and social distancing is the new normal. The COVID-19 crisis have they have made the world an entirely different place. The Internet has changed the face of the world and made it faster, better, and well connected. Due to this pandemic staying away from people and getting quarantine would only help. Today our lives are depending on the Internet more than ever before. These days we are not able to go out of our houses and online are playing a great role in helping us. The aim is to build a distant and contactless society. Therefore, digital payments are a great option. Individuals and organizations have always been dependent on card payments etc. Today the need and dependency have increased and therefore it is important to ensure safety. It is a very important step that every organization should take and the  PCI DSS audit  will help you to do so. Get the details on the soc’s website . Is PCI an  IT Audit ? Yes, and the P...

With such a rapid increase in the use of computers, businesses have taken their level from zero to top-notch with the phenomenal information technology that is available to them! With all the day-to-day requirements being met through IT, businesses often market their products and services online. As the dependency on this great platform of IT and Internet has increased, so has the vulnerability of your company’s IT infrastructure. Thus, it is of absolute necessity to carry out IT security awareness training at your Company. In the previous times when information security was only about keeping our computer’s anti virus up to date and having great passwords, it was much easy to secure your data from and threats. But in this modern world where security breach can take place in minutes and phishing attacks being so common, SOC Assurance makes sure that you and your Company has all the awareness and training programs to save your IT infrastructure from such threats. Examples a...

Businesses have boomed themselves with the increase in the use of computer and information technology! With our daily affairs being met through IT, many businesses offer their products and services through the Internet in various markets. The dependency of us using devices have grown exponentially and hence have our vulnerabilities of the IT infrastructure increased, which makes it very necessary to carry out regular IT security awareness training. In the traditional times, information security was just about keeping our anti virus up to date and keeping highly secure passwords! But in such a technologically advanced era, security breach of data and phishing attacks has become very common! SOC Assurance hence makes sure about such awareness and conducts such awareness training programs with examples and real life scenarios, which makes these trainings very indulging and helps in retention of such information. Their training module is inclusive of the entire general awarene...

Internet is not new to the world. We all know how useful it is but has both pros & cons. Yes, with good comes bad & it is the same with the internet. There always a chance of security breach, hacking, data leaks etc. So, there comes internet security which makes your system safe against all odds. It is defined as a process to create rules and actions to be taken in order, to protect against attacks over the Internet. A common and simple example of Internet security is an online system that prevents credit/debit card numbers from being stolen on a shopping website. Nowadays all these things are mandatory not just essential. Come to SOC & get the IT security audit to be a hundred percent sure.   The rate of cybercrimes has increased in past years. They may occur directly also, like targeting the computers directly by spreading viruses. Update your system and network security settings. Use proper anti-virus so that your system and network security s...