Search
    Admin
    Admin
    Admin

    About

    Navigating the Three-Sided Path to Trust and Compliance

    By Paul Wenham, Cofounder and Co-CEO
    3 min Read

    World Book and Copywriting Day 2024

    To celebrate World Book and Copywriting Day 2024, we asked the team to share what they are currently reading and what they love about it! This could be...
    2 min Read

    Meet Bradley Steinbach, our People and Culture Manager

    Meet Bradley, our People and Culture Manager here at AssuranceLab. With an impressive career working in tech startups (even placing a few of our team...
    2 min Read

    The Cycle of Trust: From Public Concerns to Industry Adoption

    By Paul Wenham, Cofounder and Co-CEO
    3 min Read

    The Future of Trust: How Compliance Paves the Path Forward

    By Paul Wenham, Cofounder and Co-CEO
    2 min Read

    3 Ways to Improve Employee Engagement

    By Janine Davison, Head of People & Culture
    2 min Read

    Effectively managing incidents

    A security incident can be defined as an occurrence that actually or imminently jeopardises, without lawful authority, the confidentiality, integrity,...
    3 min Read

    Unlocking Trust through Compliance Metadata

    In this post, we introduce Pillar: a trailblazing solution that uses Compliance Metadata to strengthen the 'Trust Triangle' and revolutionize the way...
    3 min Read

    Protecting assets from vulnerabilities

    In today's digital world, the security of your organisation's digital assets is critical. An effective vulnerability management program is an essential...
    3 min Read

    19 book & podcast recommendations from a team that’s always learning something new

    We recently celebrated the milestone of crossing 30 team members (now 31) happily working away from six countries, so we circulated a quick survey to...
    3 min Read

    How to prepare for ISO 27001 Stage 2 audit after completing Stage 1

    The ISO 27001 certification process is divided into two stages: Stage 1 audit and Stage 2 audit. Following the completion of the Stage 1 audit, the...
    3 min Read

    Meet Mat Camp, Pillar’s new Head of Product

    In our continued pursuit to trailblaze in the audit world, we’ve recently onboarded a seasoned B2B product leader as part of Team Pillar; to power the...
    3 min Read

    Some audits are just bearable, here are 7 ways we make them lovable

    We had some feedback from a client recently saying, “...at times we forgot an audit was even happening!” If that’s not the goal in modern audit service...
    3 min Read

    Best Practices: Acceptable Use Policy

    Security is only as effective as the weakest link in the chain. The Acceptable Use Policy strengthens those links across the organisation.

    2 min Read

    Best Practices: Perimeter Security

    Perimeter security is about preventing unauthorised access, by securing the boundaries of the system.

    2 min Read

    Compliance 4.0: What's in store?

    Compliance in Industry 4.0 will be defined by integration and expert process automation. We explore what that looks like.

    2 min Read

    Best Practices: Policies

    Defined policies are an enabler to autonomy with clear direction and boundaries for teams and individuals to follow.

    4 min Read

    Best Practices: The Code of Conduct

    The Code of Conduct can be a "compliance" tool, or an enabler of company culture. It sets the expectations of employee behaviour.

    2 min Read

    Best Practices: The Control Framework

    Your control framework identifies and defines your control practices that support your company objectives and business requirements.

    3 min Read

    A Successful SOC 2 Engagement

    We see a lot of variation in the timeline and success of our clients SOC 2 projects. Workvivo set a new benchmark and we explore why.

    1 min Read

    Open Banking - What Happens Now?

    What happens with Open Banking in Australia? What are the requirements for third-party providers?

    2 min Read

    SOC 2 Timeline

    What's the timeline for achieving SOC 2?What are the milestones and activities?What should you tell your customers about the timeline?

    1 min Read

    Mixing Startups & Accountants

    Yes... SOC 2 is a paradox. Why would a technology security standard be signed off by chartered accountants?

    2 min Read

    Controls: Barrier or Enabler?

    There's a misconception that "controls" are the barriers that prevent actions and create more work. If designed poorly they can be...

    3 min Read

    Myth-busting SOC 2 Reports

    We hear some wacky misconceptions about SOC 2, even from SOC 2 service auditors and consultants. We're out to set the record straight!

    5 min Read
    All posts