78 security guides
Practical, source-backed guides on securing real deployments: pre-launch checklists, exposed secrets, security headers, and platform-specific misconfigurations.
The 2026 Digital Omnibus amendments bring new transparency rules, GPAI obligations, bans on harmful AI uses, and shifted timelines for high - risk compliance, reshaping how AI providers must prepare for the EU market.
The EU AI Act is a Regulation that creates a risk - based framework for AI across the EU, banning dangerous uses and imposing strict obligations on high - risk systems. It affects any provider or deployer whose AI reaches EU users, even from outside the bloc.
The EU AI Act was formally adopted on 13 June 2024, entered into force on 1 August 2024 and became generally applicable on 2 August 2026, making it a binding regulation across the EU.
The NIST AI Risk Management Framework’s Map function captures an AI system’s purpose, stakeholders, deployment context and impact, creating a foundation for risk measurement and mitigation.
The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0) is a voluntary, sector - neutral set of guidelines that helps any organization understand, assess, prioritize, and communicate cybersecurity risk. This guide explains its structure, tiers, profiles, and practical steps to get started.
NIST exists to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology that strengthen economic security and improve quality of life.
NIST does not issue a generic certification; it validates specific products and lets organizations demonstrate compliance with its frameworks through validation certificates or third - party assessments.
NIST stands for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the U.S. agency that defines measurement and cybersecurity standards. Knowing this helps you align your projects with trusted guidelines.
ISO certification is a third - party assurance that your management system meets a specific ISO standard, issued by an accredited certification body after a two - stage audit.
ISO is the International Organization for Standardization that publishes globally recognized standards like ISO 9001 and ISO 27001, helping businesses improve quality, security, and market access.
SOC 2 Type 1 is a point - in - time attestation that a service organization’s controls are suitably designed to meet AICPA Trust Services Criteria, but it does not test their operating effectiveness over time.
SOC 2 is voluntary by law but has become a de - facto requirement for any service organization that stores, processes, or transmits customer data for other businesses. This guide explains which industries must have a report and which typically do not.
Learn DORA’s MFA and logging requirements, how to implement phishing - resistant authentication, and use Decloak’s free scan to verify your public login pages for misconfigurations.
SOC 2 is an AICPA attestation that evaluates a service organization’s controls against the Trust Services Criteria. Learn the report types, timeline, and how to prepare for a successful audit.
SOC 2 has no AI - specific criteria, but auditors now expect AI - focused evidence mapped to the five Trust Services Criteria. This guide shows what to provide and how to document it.
SOC 2 Security (the mandatory Security trust services criterion) requires concrete controls like MFA, RBAC, encryption, logging and continuous evidence. This guide shows exactly what to implement and how to prove it.
A SOC 2 audit is a CPA - led attestation that evaluates a service organization’s controls against the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, delivering a report that proves data - security practices to customers and partners.
SOC 2 compliance is an attestation that a service - organization’s controls meet the AICPA Trust Services Criteria, providing assurance that customer data is protected. It’s voluntary but often contract - required for SaaS providers.
A concrete, vendor - agnostic checklist walks you through planning, risk assessment, remediation, audit engagement and ongoing maintenance for SOC 2 Type I or Type II compliance.
Learn step - by - step how to use Colorado's DORA license lookup portal, what information it returns, and how developers can access bulk data responsibly.
Dora AI offers a conversational coach that lives in your messenger apps, but its security posture, data handling, and compliance are largely undisclosed, requiring careful evaluation before adoption.
DORA can refer to the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act, the DevOps Research and Assessment organization, or the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment; each has distinct relevance to security, software delivery, or research evaluation.
SameSite tells browsers when to send a cookie, protecting against CSRF and cross - site tracking. Choose Strict, Lax, or None + Secure and test your flows to avoid breaks.
A SOC 2 compliance checklist turns the Trust Services Criteria into concrete, step - by - step tasks for planning, implementing, and evidencing controls needed for a successful audit.
A complete audit trail records who acted, what happened, when, where, why and how, using standardized fields that support forensics, compliance and tamper - evidence.
Learn the five main security audit types - compliance, vulnerability assessment, penetration testing, risk assessment, and internal vs external audits - with concrete steps, evidence needed, and how they fit together.
SameSite=Lax blocks cookies on most cross - site requests while allowing link navigation, whereas SameSite=None sends cookies everywhere but requires the Secure flag. Choose the right setting to balance CSRF protection and cross - origin functionality.
SameSite=None does not provide built - in CSRF protection; it only forces the Secure flag, so it must be used with HTTPS and additional defenses.
Learn the exact steps to turn off Chrome's SameSite enforcement for different Chrome versions, using flags, command - line switches, or enterprise policies.
Modern browsers default missing SameSite attributes to Lax, which changes CSRF protection. Learn how to check, set, and verify SameSite for all cookies.
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