When many think of a “penetration test,” the first thing that may spring to mind is cybersecurity. But in fact, you do have the option to conduct a physical penetration test—or, a simulation of a physical attack on your premises.

TAMPA, Fla. – April 16, 2024 – Schellman, a leading provider of attestation and compliance services and a top 50 CPA firm, is pleased to announce that the firm is now able to support Australia’s Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessments. This milestone marks a significant advancement in the firm’s global capabilities, enabling it to provide comprehensive cybersecurity evaluations tailored to the needs of organizations with an Australian presence.

In January 2024, the AI Governance Alliance—an arm of the World Economic Forum (WEF)— released a series of three papers covering several important artificial intelligence (AI) topics:

m;These days, to survive amidst the fierce competition of online commerce, merchants must prove they can safeguard sensitive cardholder data, and that means attaining and maintaining PCI compliance. And while the Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) A is often considered one of the more appealing routes to achieving that compliance, PCI DSS v4.0 has added new requirements to the SAQ A regarding Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) scans.

On February 23, 2024, ISO (along with the International Accreditation Federation (IAF)) published short amendments to all standards aligned with its Harmonized Structure. In the form of new requirement language and one additional note, ISO has now adapted climate change concerns as considerations for a wide range of popular certifications.

Amidst the evolving patchwork of data protection and privacy legislation in the United States, privacy remains a top priority for organizations. But protecting privacy also requires resources, and while not all organizations have that much to spare, it is possible to make do with only a small, dedicated team.

Trying to keep up with the rapidly emerging and evolving governance of AI? Struggling to figure out how to address customer misgivings about your AI systems?

As part of the fight against the effects of climate change, a global effort has been kickstarted to reduce the use and production of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) due to their high global warming potential (GWP). For their part in this HFC phasedown, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking organizations to report their HFC allowance, and the deadline to do so is May 31, 2024.