Happy Hallow-Meme! Creepy compliance delights for infosec enthusiasts.

Who says infosec compliance and data privacy can’t be ferociously fun? To honor the spooookiest month of the year, we curated a delightfully creepy collection of compliance-themed memes for your enjoyment.

Feast your eyes for a chuckle and a scare—and share… if you dare.

Black box penetration testing: A hellish hack-a-thon 

What do Freddy Kruger, Michael Myers, and Jason have in common with your infosec team? They are big fans of hacking… ethical hacking, that is.

Penetration testing (or pentesting), it’s an essential step for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and other compliance audits. But did you know not all pentests are created equal? There’s graybox and black box pentesting.

Black box testing is just an automated vulnerability scan and may not catch all potential threats. They’re essentially like an automated vulnerability scan, and you may end up having to implement additional controls to cover your SOC 2.

Valuable time and resources get wasted??? A nightmare for any organization seeking compliance.

Thoropass now offers graybox penetration testing. With graybox pentesting, we can go past the automation allowing for a more focused and in-depth assessment of your security posture. Talk to an expert today if you want to learn about graybox pentesting and how it can give you a more targeted assessment.

Insider threats: The call is coming from inside the house

With today’s organizations operating in multi-cloud environments, it’s becoming harder and harder to manage. With data spread out in more places than ever, IBM’s Cost of Data Breach Report found 35% of breaches this year involved data stored in unmanaged data sources—aka “shadow data.” According to the Report, data breaches are 40% more likely when information is stored across multiple environments. When shadow data is involved, breaches take 26.2% longer to detect and 20.2% longer to contain, lasting an average of 291 days. This delay drives up costs, with breaches involving shadow data averaging USD 5.27 million.

With GenAI coming in like a wrecking ball this past year, Shadow AI also poses a haunting host of threats to your organization that you must prepare for.

Whether insider threats are malicious or accidental haunts, there are a variety of tools and procedures organizations can utilize to mitigate them:

• Zero trust mentality (assumption that your organization is compromised)
• Internal employee training program
• Security information and event management (SIEM)
• Intrusion detection systems (IDS)
• Endpoint detection and response (EDR)
• Having an AI Governance Policy in place

Zero-day vulnerability: Nightmare on CISO street

Zero-day vulnerability is a three-word term that sends shivers down any CISO’s spine.

Last year, MOVEit Transfer,  a secure file-sharing tool relied upon by government agencies and private enterprises for securely sharing business, experienced one such chilling ordeal. The vulnerability, related to SQL injection, was first exploited by a Russian-speaking professional ransomware group called CI0P. Patches have since been released; however, the fallout from the attack is ongoing, most recently including a change by the vendor in how updates and fixes to MOVEit products are distributed and installed. However, the event’s full impact is likely yet to be realized, with an estimated 150+ organizations’ and over 15 million individuals’ data at risk. 

Avoidable inefficiencies

Not leveraging automation and AI to supercharge your compliance program? Now that’s chilling! This Halloween season, don’t let your compliance practices be haunted by outdated systems and cobweb-covered processes. With automation and GenAI woven into compliance software, there’s no reason to keep those skeletons hidden away.

Thoropass can help you exorcise inefficiencies with a 67% faster time-to-audit, and our new GenAI-powered DDQs let you respond to standard security questions in hours instead of days, helping you achieve over 80% more efficiency.

If you haven’t already, it’s time to ensure every minute of your time counts—so you can say goodbye to ghostly inefficiencies for good!

Hey freaks, ready to get compliant?

Infosec compliance and data security are becoming increasingly critical for businesses of all sizes. The global average cost of a data breach has risen to around $4.85 million—a petrifying 10% increase compared to last year. Taking compliance seriously is no longer a choice; it’s an absolute must.

Lucky for you, services like Thoropass exist that incorporate smart automation and key integrations to provide a seamless experience, including an integrated audit experience where your auditor is involved in the conversation from Day 1. We call it the OrO^TM Way, and we can’t wait to share it with you and show you how we can help clear all the cobwebs along your compliance journey. If you’re curious to learn more, reach out to one of our experts today! No tricks, only treats await you.