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Which compliance work should a fintech startup do first?
A decision guide for early fintech teams: sort obligations by what the law demands, what buyers ask and what attackers will test, then sequence the work.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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Where risk assessment fits in the NIST RMF seven steps
Risk assessment is not one RMF step. It feeds several. See how Prepare, Categorize, Select, Assess and Monitor each use it, with plain examples.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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When must you tell people about a data breach under GDPR?
GDPR Article 34 requires telling affected individuals only when a breach is likely to cause high risk. Here is the test, the exceptions and the wording.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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When does the breach clock start? Discovery, awareness, determination
GDPR, HIPAA, FTC, NYDFS and SEC rules start their breach clocks at different moments. A plain comparison of awareness, discovery and determination.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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When a deployer becomes a provider under the EU AI Act
Rebranding, substantially modifying or repurposing an AI system can make you the provider. What Article 25 says and how to avoid becoming one by accident.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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What to put in an employee generative AI use policy
A practical outline for a one page generative AI use policy: approved tools, data rules, review duties and enforcement, with a reported leak as the reason.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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What to put in an access control policy, section by section
An access control policy should cover account types, approval, least privilege, reviews and removal. Here is what each section needs and what to leave out.
Oct 18, 20264 min read
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What to do when you lack the evidence an auditor asks for
When evidence does not exist, honesty is the best option. Offer alternatives, explain the gap, fix the process and never recreate records after the fact.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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A control failed mid audit period: what to do next
When a control fails during the audit period, record it, fix it, find the impact and tell your auditor. Hiding a failure is far worse than reporting one.
Oct 18, 20263 min read
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