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10 Common Vulnerabilities Found During Software Audits - and How to Fix Them

10 Common Vulnerabilities Found During Software Audits - and How to Fix Them

Oct 20, 2025 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
A software audit is not a checklist but a thorough examination into the internal workings of your system that lurking vulnerabilities are usually hiding. Thousands of breaches every year are due to organizations not paying early attention to software audit vulnerabilities that might have been noticed and eliminated at an early stage. This article exposes the top ten vulnerabilities that are oftentimes encountered during software audits, why they occur, and offers some remediation measures that can be taken.
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ignyte Team

ISO 27001 Audit Record Retention Requirements

Oct 17, 2025 By Max Aulakh In Ignyte
As one of the most common information security frameworks in the world, ISO 27001 is used by tens of thousands of organizations worldwide. That means it has to fit a lot of different groups with a lot of different needs. It also means that there’s a lot of information pertaining to ISO 27001 within each of those companies. Data like the logs of access control systems, the chain of custody for sensitive information, and the results of audits are all stored somewhere.
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datadog

Monitor OCI Audit Logs with Datadog Cloud SIEM

Oct 13, 2025 By Vera Chan In Datadog
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) provides compute, storage, networking, and database services for running enterprise applications and workloads in Oracle. OCI supports both traditional and cloud-native applications, offering scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Securing workloads in OCI can be complex for organizations managing a mix of on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments.
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Forward Networks

How a Global Bank Nearly Eliminated Audit Response Time

Oct 9, 2025 By Forward Networks In Forward Networks
Across the financial sector, compliance teams face rising expectations from regulators and customers alike. Agencies such as the SEC, OCC, FDIC, CFPB, and the European Banking Authority now demand proof of continuous compliance—not point-in-time reports. Yet most financial institutions still depend on spreadsheets, manual command-line checks, and tribal knowledge to validate security controls.
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vanta

How to choose compliance audit software: A buyer's guide

Sep 30, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
With regulatory complexity rising across all industries, managing multiple frameworks and amended regulations simultaneously has become the new security standard. Regular audits and continuous improvement have also become essential, both to ensure ongoing compliance and to strengthen customer trust. ‍ However, manual compliance audits are time- and resource-intensive. Their complexity grows with each new framework, significantly raising the risk of human error and compliance fatigue.
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Feroot

Why PCI Audits Fail: CISO Guide to PCI DSS 6.4.3 and 11.6.1 Compliance

Sep 29, 2025 By Feroot In Feroot
PCI audits are not designed to protect your organization. They are designed to protect the payment card industry. This misalignment exists because card brands bear the burden of fraud-related costs, so the framework is built to minimize their exposure rather than address the unique risks merchants face. For example, PCI DSS focuses heavily on infrastructure and network security, reflecting a time when payment processing happened in secure, on-premise environments.
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one identity

Ephemeral accounts don't leave an audit trail, and that's a problem

Sep 25, 2025 By Richard Hosgood In One Identity
Ephemeral accounts are temporary, high-privilege accounts created for short-term use. They’re a convenient way to get quick, temporary access to systems, data or applications for one-off tasks. Need temporary admin rights for a few minutes? Just create an ephemeral account, complete your task and move on. But behind the convenience of these temporary credentials loom serious security threats.
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knowbe4

Beyond the Audit Box: Building Security That Works in the Real World

Sep 4, 2025 By Javvad Malik In KnowBe4
Many years ago, a friend of mine worked as a security director at a firm and had what they called an “audit box.” It was a pre-prepared box filled with policies, network diagrams, security controls and checkboxes. Basically, all the things an auditor would want to see during a visit. Except they weren’t always a true reflection of reality. That's a tidy version of cybersecurity. You purchase a tool, deploy it, tick the box and the problem goes away.
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vanta

IT compliance audit checklist: 7 steps to follow

Sep 4, 2025 By Vanta In Vanta
As IT threats and vulnerabilities continue to evolve, regulatory and compliance demands are growing in response. Many organizations today need to navigate multiple mandatory security frameworks and regulations. According to Vanta’s 2025 Trust Maturity Report, 90% of respondents cite compliance requirements as a top driver for investing in security. ‍ Maintaining compliance with the necessary frameworks requires continuous monitoring of your security posture and critical controls updates.
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