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Compliance & Governance: GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS Guide - WhoisNexus

Navigate security compliance frameworks. Understand GDPR, SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA requirements and build an effective GRC program.

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Compliance

GDPR Compliance Checklist for Websites - WhoisNexus

GDPR compliance checklist for websites. Cookie consent, privacy policy, data processing agreements, and right to erasure implementation.

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Compliance

Password Hashing: bcrypt, Argon2, PBKDF2 Comparison - WhoisNexus

Learn proper password hashing with bcrypt, Argon2, and PBKDF2. Understand salting, work factors, and common mistakes to avoid.

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Compliance

Model Poisoning & Data Poisoning

Sabotaging the dataset. How to make a self-driving car recognize a Stop Sign as a Speed Limit sign.

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Compliance

ISO 27001 Certification Steps

The Gold Standard. How to implement an ISMS (Information Security Management System) and pass the audit.

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Compliance

Ransomware Incident Response Playbook

What to do when you get hacked. Isolation, Identification, Decryption, and Negotiation strategies. A guide for Blue Teams.

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Compliance

Virtual Machine Escape

Breaking out of the Hypervisor. Venom vulnerability, Shared Folder exploits, and Guest-to-Host attacks.

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Compliance

Rootkits, Bootkits, and Firmware Implants

Persistence beyond reboots. Ring 0, Ring -1 (Hypervisor), and Ring -2 (UEFI/SMM). Detection and Removal.

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Compliance

PCI DSS Compliance Guide

Handling Credit Card data safely. The 12 Requirements, Tokenization, and reducing your CDE Scope.

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Compliance

ISO 27001 Compliance: The Gold Standard

What is ISO/IEC 27001? The international standard for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). Audits, controls, and certification.

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Compliance

How to Delete Yourself from the Internet (Data Brokers)

Companies buy and sell your data legally. Here is how to remove your profile from Data Broker sites like Spokeo and Whitepages.

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