The insurance technology industry, also known as InsurTech, relies on software to power digital insurance platforms, process claims, manage policyholder data, and detect fraud. As insurers embrace digital technologies like automation, cloud computing, and AI-driven risk assessment, they also face growing cybersecurity threats, regulatory scrutiny, and vulnerabilities introduced by third-party software components. Addressing these risks…
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The Importance of Software Security in the MedTech Industry
The MedTech industry depends on software to power life-saving devices, manage patient data, and improve healthcare access and efficiency. From diagnostic tools to wearable health devices to telehealth platforms, medical software applications are central to the functioning of modern healthcare systems. However, as reliance on software grows, so do cybersecurity threats, regulatory challenges, and the…
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PCI DSS Overview and Compliance Checklist
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is designed to protect credit cardholder data and ensure businesses handling payment information maintain secure environments. Compliance is essential for preventing data breaches, avoiding regulatory fines, and maintaining customer trust. Organizations processing, storing, or transmitting cardholder data must adhere to PCI DSS, regardless of whether they…
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Application Security Guide for Startups, SMBs, and Growing Teams
Startups, small businesses (SMBs), and growing software development teams operate in fast-paced environments where security and compliance can be overlooked in favor of rapid development and allocating resources elsewhere. However, building application security and regulatory compliance into your software development practices from the start is critical to building customer and stakeholder trust, avoiding legal issues,…
Continue ReadingTen Tips to Protect Your Dev Team from Business Interruptions
In today’s fast-paced digital world, development teams are constantly under pressure to deliver innovative solutions. However, technical audits, business compliance requirements, and IT governance policies can create unexpected interruptions that disrupt workflows and slow progress. Here are ten tips to protect your development team from these business interruptions by integrating security and compliance into their…
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Tips to Easily Compare Open Source Software Licenses and Protect Your Business
Open source software (OSS) powers much of the technology we rely on today, speeding the pace of innovation and enabling unprecedented collaboration on new product development. And one of the most important and often overlooked aspects of open source software is knowing what software you can legally use, in which situations, and with what requirements….
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Application Security and Compliance – A Guide for Startups and SMBs
Building and scaling a technology product means constantly prioritizing competing demands. Growing companies have urgent development, product, and sales needs, and meeting those needs is an IT leader’s first responsibility. This often leaves little time and few resources for achieving security and compliance goals. Startups and small businesses rarely prioritize these as a strategic, value-generating…
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Open Source License Compliance
The great thing about using open-source software is not having to reinvent the wheel when creating your own applications. The reason that we can use so much third-party open source code is that there are licenses that allow us to do so–but, as with all things legal, there can be many tricky conditions and clauses…
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