Strengthening IT Risk Assurance: Best Practices to Avoid Audit Nightmares

Stuart Hylton
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In September 2021, the Open Web Application Security Project® (OWASP) published its Top 10 for 2021
Security issues addressed at testing or after deployment has 15X more vulnerabilities and risk to an organization.
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Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications, and other business operations to a cloud-based environment.
Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications, and other business operations to a cloud-based environment.
Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications, and other business operations to a cloud-based environment.
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Poor IT assurance can have serious operational consequences. We have seen institutions suffer service outages and even fraud due to unmanaged risks.
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Cloud migration is the process of moving data, applications, and other business operations to a cloud-based environment.