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šš”ļø Are your security measures truly effective?
In this episode, Charly explores the importance of security audits in systematically evaluating your businessās defenses. Learn about different types of auditsācompliance, technical, and operationalāand discover how to act on audit findings to strengthen your security posture.
Audit Tools to investigate
Compliance Audits
Nessus - Offers both free and paid versions for vulnerability scanning across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. It provides detailed auditing reports.
OpenVAS - An open-source vulnerability scanner with regular plugin updates, ideal for small businesses looking for an economic solution.
Qualys - Known for its cloud-based vulnerability management solution, which can be scalable for small businesses with its VMDR (Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response) feature.
Network Monitoring and Auditing
ManageEngine ADAudit Plus - Provides real-time Active Directory monitoring and auditing, helping to track user activity and changes to enhance security and ensure compliance.
SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager - Allows for the standardization and backup of network device configurations, which is crucial for maintaining network integrity.
Compliance and Risk Management
Vanta - A compliance management platform that automates compliance tasks, including security audits, which can be particularly useful for small businesses aiming to meet regulatory standards like SOC 2.
Sprinto - Focuses on compliance-driven testing with automation, suitable for businesses needing to quickly achieve compliance before audits. š
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Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
It's easy to react or respond quickly to messages and the like. It's better to do that mindfully. That's why I try to Practice The Pause.
A system can handle routine work every day and still leave your business struggling when something goes wrong.
A duplicate payment, an unusual refund or a failed connection between systems can interrupt the usual process. Thatās when you find out how much your technology can help your team recover:
ā Why routine success can give you a false sense of reliability.
ā”ļø What staff need to know before they can finish interrupted work.
ā” Why a single exception may take longer to fix than the original transaction.
ā Why rare problems can become a regular cost as the business grows.
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Your website can be secure, fully updated and working exactly as expected, while code from a trusted supplier puts your visitors at risk.
Thatās what happened when an exposed API key allowed Brevo, the service behind marketing forms, website tracking and customer chat on more than 100,000 websites, to be compromised. Visitors loaded the attackersā code directly into their browsers, and anyone logged into WordPress as an administrator faced an additional risk.
Charly discusses the compromise and what business owners should consider
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What do you do need to think about when a compromise occurs?
ā”ļø What you need to do if a supplier causes a compromise on your site?
ā” Can you keep your website safe?
If your website uses externally provided apps, forms, chat, tracking or plugins, youāre trusting more than your own website security.
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Do you use your AI Chat as a glorified search engine? Many of us do because it's an effective way to collate data and analyse it. What happens when you ask for information, your AI "interprets" the request differently and presents you with a confident answer?
That's what Charly discusses in todays episode.
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A confident answer can still be answering the wrong question
ā”ļø The shortlist may have been narrowed before you ever see it
ā” Checking what the AI searched for can be as important as checking its answer
When you ask AI to search the web, how certain are you that itās searching for what you asked? The answer may look convincing, yet the search behind it can take your request somewhere you never intended.
There's an interesting lesson here for Business Owners.
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