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7 Ways Data Safety and Monitoring Boards Can Improve Data Protection

Improving data protection starts by creating a data protection policy. Your data protection policy will provide answers and insights for all data protection questions and protocols. 

This policy can be as robust or simple as your organization sees fit, but at a minimum, it should: 

Outline the measures taken to protect data. 

Outline the responsibilities of each party involved in the data collection process. 

Include a list of data that should be protected. 

Procedures for monitoring and responding to any potential security breaches. 

Specify how long data will be retained and when it should be destroyed.

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GRC tools

In today's quickly changing corporate landscape, Governance, Risk, and Compliance, or GRC, plays a critical role in creating an organization's success and sustainability. GRC is, at its heart, a structured method that enables firms to align their operations with industry rules, identify potential hazards, and successfully reduce those risks. The importance of GRC cannot be emphasised in today's volatile market environment, as it enables organisations of all sizes to maintain ethical practises, secure their assets, and achieve long-term success. To successfully manage the intricacies of GRC, businesses must use cutting-edge GRC solutions, which aid in optimising operations, improving decision-making, and assuring compliance adherence. This blog delves into GRC tools, examining their importance and the fundamental issues firms face in the absence of their use. So, join us on this illuminating trip as we discover how GRC tools emerge as the catalyst for complete risk and compliance management.

[guvrix]

Data security

Guvrix is a leading digital resource for individuals and micro, small, and medium businesses. We educate and provide users with a simple method of creating structure for boring (yes, we said it outloud) but valuable processes and controls.It’s our mission to help point you in the right direction to improve yourself and your business.

Businesses handle and store intellectual property and personal information. Often there are multiple entry and exit points where this data can be accessed by unscrupulous people. And with more costly data laws being introduced by governments, securing data has become an absolute requirement for a company's longevity.

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SAP Risk Management | SAP GRC RM | Governance Risk & Compliance | ToggleNow

At ToggleNow, we understand that exhaustive lists of risks can overwhelm and often become irrelevant, leading to inefficiencies. Our approach emphasizes focusing on value and core business activities in risk management. We believe that prioritizing risks impacting value and business performance is crucial, even if it means concentrating on a smaller yet more impactful segment of the business.

Our commitment lies in streamlining risk management efforts by leveraging SAP Risk Management. This comprehensive solution fosters collaboration and ensures consistency throughout your organization. We empower businesses to navigate risks effectively while concentrating efforts where risk managers can make the most significant contributions.

Read more: https://togglenow.com/services/sap-risk-management/

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Our software provides a comprehensive risk management solution that includes tools for identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks. It also includes incident management capabilities that allow organizations to track and respond to incidents in a timely manner.

[anonymityisfunwriter]

The Twin Flame - Chapter 35: Hoax

"My best laid plan, your sleight of hand, my barren land, I am ash from your fire…"

Pairing: Sunshine!Reader x Grumpy!Bucky Barnes The Twin Flame Chapter List | The Grumpy x Sunshine Universe

Content Warning: Blood, canon-typical violence

Karli.

A shaky breath escapes from your lips as your eyes slowly fall to your bloodied hand. Your legs buckle, bringing you to your knees. You fall to the ground, clutching your midsection. "Karli?"

"Poor, poor, Sunshine," Sharon condescendingly coos. She sighs with mock remorse, "If only you'd listened, it really didn't have to be this way."

"You're working for Sharon?" you weakly ask, clutching your stomach, doing your best to ignore the chilling sensation of blood trickling out of your wound. "What about wanting to change the world?"

"She made a good point," Karli stands before you, bloodied knife in her hand. "Once a SHIELD lackey, always a SHIELD lackey. Even just a dozen of you, people wouldn't go hungry. We'd have no need for the GRC or any government really. One world, one people."

"A SHIELD lackey?" you question. 

"Save it," Sharon snarks, cutting you off before you can tell Karli the truth, "I told her everything she needed to know about you."

"What did you say to her?" you seethe, flexing your other hand.

Your hand trembles, unable to remain steady enough for combat, any flame you muster flickers in and out like a candle in the wind. You can't defend yourself. Not like this. 

The pain surges once more, you double forward, one hand still desperately clutching the wound, the other rests on the concrete floor, trying to hold yourself up. 

Sharon circles you, taunting you like she's the predatory and you're her prey. This is it. She's got you exactly where she wants. Finally, she would win.

Vindication swells in Sharon's ribcage, inhaling and exhaling it with every breathe. You didn't know it, but this was about so much more than what she could take from you. It was proving something to everyone, to herself even. That she won. That, in the end, she was the last one standing. It should've been her. It should've been her all along. And tonight would prove that. "I told her the truth. I told her that you'll always be loyal to SHIELD, to Nick Fury. That you wouldn't never see the world like we see it."

"Nick Fury saved my life." You know it's the wrong thing to say. You should disagree, especially if what Sharon told you about Nick was actually true. You shouldn't be loyal to a man who betrayed you, but you can't bring yourself to believe it. You can't believe that the closest thing you had to a father figure saw you like everyone else did. Because then what? What would happen if he saw you as nothing more than a weapon for war, a tool for victory? So you refuse to believe it. You choose to remain loyal, because what other choice is there? You choose to believe in his faithless love one last time. "I never would've seen the light of day without him."

Sharon scoffs, rolling her eyes like you're nothing but a thorn in her side, "See? I told you."

"And how - how exactly do you see the world?" you grimace, speaking more to the floor than to either Sharon or Karli. 

"I see a world where we don't need superheroes, where the people can help themselves. A world without SHIELD. A world where we don't need you."

You place one of your feet flat on the ground beneath you, using all your strength to try to stand. You get halfway up before you lose your shaky footing and crash back to the floor, "This isn't how you help people, Karli. You have to know that. What you're trying to do, it's dangerous."

"Is it? Or are you just too scared to stand up? Too weak?"

You manage to bring yourself to your knees, looking Karli in the eyes as you tell her the truth, "You risk putting power in the wrong hands, Karli. Trust me. I've done it before. Fought the good fight for people who didn't deserve it. I know - I know that you want to believe that you're doing good, but this isn't the way to help people."

A twinge of remorse needles at Karli's skin at seeing your deteriorating state, but she had to do this, and it was either you or her vision of the world she desperately wanted, "It's the only way to help them."

"And what's to keep Sharon from turning on you the second she gets what she wants?" you ask her. 

It's what happened to you, after all. You'd given power to people who took advantage of a person who didn't know any better. You'd given everything to SHIELD, and they'd bled you dry. They tore you apart and discarded you. You never stood a chance, not then. It was only in hindsight that you saw you were never meant to come out unscathed. 

You knew better now. You wouldn't allow Karli to feel the pain of the scars left just beneath the skin from when they pulled you apart. 

Karli takes a long stride before you, her even tone wavers, showing a hint of defensiveness, "Sharon needs me." 

"And when she doesn't?" you prompt.

Karli's eyes shift toward Sharon with a precarious glance. At best, it's a shaky alliance. At worst, it's Sharon deceiving Karli to exact her revenge. 

You take their tense moment as another chance to escape. You plant your foot again, using momentum to swing yourself upright. You stand on a shaky leg, adrenaline beginning to pool in your stomach. The pain ebbs and flows with each and every movement as adrenaline flows through your veins. 

You barely make it a single step before you're knocked back down by the sharp pain. You gasp, a pained yelp leaving your mouth as you crumble again. 

You’re not even sure what you’re trying to run to. You know they’d catch you even if you made it out of this forsaken room. You’re just trying to get to the door. To get to a weapon. To do anything except lie there and watch your freedom be stolen from you all over agin.

No, you’re not sure what you’re running to, the door, a weapon, a hiding spot. You have no idea.

But you do it anyway.

You do it because you promised you’d fight with everything you had left.

And if they find you here, lying in a pool of your own blood, you could only hope both Sam and Bucky know that you fought with everything to get back to them.

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen," Sharon taunts, watching your pathetic attempt at an escape. "Here, I'll give you a ten second head start. Go on." 

She's right, you know. You won't get very far like this. Blood seeps out of your back and stomach, weakness is slowly creeping up your arms. From pain or shock, you're not sure. You're in an underground labyrinth. No way to talk to Sam or Bucky. For all intents and purposes, you're in pretty bad shape. It doesn't look good for you. 

You shake your head, forcing yourself to focus, to not allow yourself to succumb to the worst case scenario. 

For a long while, you resented the person that you once were. Naive, gullible, a person who believed in everyone, who believed in good. Some days, you hated her, you blamed the person you were for the person you became. You blamed her for where you ended up. 

Right now, you needed that person. You needed the person that believed in everything, that everyone believed in, the one that was never afraid to fight. You need her. 

She would get up. 

She would fight her way back to her friends. 

You look to the side of you, a piece of loose scaffolding beside you. It's almost exactly like the pipe you used to fight with in Madripoor. You watch it for a beat too long, willing it to do anything. It gently rocks and rattles against the floor, inching its way closer to your outstretched hand. 

Hope dies as quickly as it bloomed when you feel another gun press into your shoulder. A voice behind you tuts, "Ah ah."

"Perfect timing," Sharon praises. "And I guess, now that we've got you here, why don't I walk you through how the rest of your night is going to go?" Sharon speaks as though this is the most entertaining night of her life. Like she's the ringleader about to host the most grand circus the world has ever seen. This is all one big game to her, you realize. She wants to draw this out, to make it hurt. Sharon freely gestures to Karli, "You, of course, know Karli."

"And maybe you'll remember Batroc," Sharon gestures to the man looming behind you. You turn your head over your shoulder, recognizing the man that escaped both Steve and Sam all that time ago. "I'm sure he'd love to meet a friend of Steve Rogers, best friend of Sam Wilson. You know how much he loved those two."

He winds his hand in your hair, gripping it tightly. You jaggedly hiss as you scramble to your feet as he raises you up off the ground by your hair. "Do you realize what your friends have cost me?"

"Go to hell," you defiantly spit.

"You first," he darkly chuckles, tossing you back on the ground. 

"And," Sharon gestures to herself as you land in a heap at her feet, "I'd hope you'd remember the person that you and your friends abandoned."

You look up, once again trying to pull yourself up, "So that's it, huh? You got it all planned out?"

"Yeah, I do. And to think, we could've been a team."

“I will never help you.”

“I didn’t really think you would.”

"What do you think's going to happen, huh? That you'll just kidnap me and Sam and Bucky won't go looking for me?" you rhetorically ask. "That I won't spend the rest of my life trying to get away from you? I will never help you," you sneer. "I will never, ever stop fighting for my family."

"See, I thought you might need some incentive," Sharon crouches down before you, "Do you think even a super soldier could take a bullet between the eyes? What about Sam? Sarah? Poor AJ and Cass?" 

“They trusted you. We trusted you," you bark.

Something inside you breaks, snaps, back into place or further into a million little pieces, you're not sure. It fills you with a rage you never wanted to feel. It burns in the pit of your stomach, taints every bit of light and good you thought resided within you. You've spent your whole life trying to be more than the monster you were told you were. And with those words, you're not sure that you are any better.

“And don’t you worry, I’ll keep their trust. I’ll walk out of here, panicked. Maybe I’ll tell them I heard a gunshot, but I don’t know where Sunshine went. I’m so scared," Sharon fiegns terror, her voice trembling. "The three of us, we're gonna make such a great team! We'll search high and low, leave no stone left unturned. And still, no trace of you.” Sharon nonchalantly shrugs, “After a few months of tirelessly searching, some breadcrumbs will start appearing. A yellow shoe with drawings will pop up on the freeway. Maybe it’ll be those friendship bracelets. Now that, that would be heartbreaking.”

“You can’t do this,” you spit, planting your feet firmly on the ground again. 

“But I can. And I am. And you want to know the real kicker?”

She waits for you to reply, but you remain defiantly silent keep trying to stand up. 

“The real kicker is that I was just going to kill you. Put you out of your misery, if only because your incessant meddling was really starting to annoy the shit out of me," Sharon rants at you. "It would've made it so much easier - but then you got Nagel killed. And just like always, you ruined everything. And if I can't have the Sunshine Serum, I'll just have Sunshine."

You clammer your way back onto your knees, speaking through labored breaths, "You can't have me."

"Honestly, I'm a little disappointed, I expected more from you than boring cliches."

"I'll kill you."

The words slip out of your mouth without a second thought. You've never killed a person before. You've prided yourself on that. Blood has never stained your hands. In this moment, you don't care. You want Sharon Carter, you want the Power Broker, dead. It hits you like a ton of bricks. It hurts that you've sunk so far. The mighty have fallen. You've lived long enough to watch yourself become the person you never wanted to be.

And what makes you hate yourself even more, is that you really, truly mean that. 

"Wow..." Sharon chuckles, dragging out the word. "Big talk coming from Sunshine."

"If you touch any of them, if you hurt my family, I'll kill you without a second thought." The threat sounds weak when you can't bring yourself to fully stand. You prop yourself up against one of the wooden crates in the room, using it as a crutch you help pull yourself up. 

Before you can fully sit upright, you see Batroc looming over you in your peripheral. He looks to Sharon, then back to you. Batroc looks down at you for a long moment, watching you, examining you, no, it's a look that's far more sinister, he's appraising you.

He suddenly announces, "I want triple."

"What?"

A jagged hiss leaves your mouth as his hand winds in your hair, hauling you up to your feet again. He presses you against him, the cool metal running down your cheek sends a chill down your spine, "I want triple."

Sharon quirks an unimpressed eyebrow at him, "Or what?"

The forced ultimatum sets him off. 

One of his hands still wound in your hair, his other arm presses itself against your windpipe.

He presses his forearm tighter against your throat, suffocating you. You claw at his arm for much needed breath.

He lifts his arm higher, dragging you to the very tips of your toes, shoes barely scraping against the concrete floor. Still, Sharon looks unbothered at the life slowly draining from you. 

He flexes his arm around your windpipe, "You let us walk or I kill her now and no one gets her."

Sharon takes a moment, her mouth twisting at the sudden blackmail. Without a word, she turns her gun away from you and to Batroc. An expert marksman, she hits him in his temple without missing a beat. No negotiation. No remorse. It's as cut throat as you've heard the Power Broker can be. You shriek when you feel his blood splatter against your face. His arm falls limp on your throat, dropping you in an instant. 

You fall to the ground, gasping for air as Batroc's lifeless body falls behind you. You cough, a metallic taste flooding your mouth. Your breathing comes faster and faster as your lungs burn and ache from the lack of oxygen. 

Sharon approaches your convulsing body crumpled on the ground. She watches as your fingers twitch toward the pipe again, poising for an attack. She tucks her gun under her chin, forcing your eyes to meet hers. "Ah, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Do you really want to bet that your powers are faster than a bullet this close to your throat?"

"You didn't let him kill me," you point out through your coughing fit. 

"Don't sound so pleased," Sharon rolls her eyes. "After everything I did to make sure tonight went just right, I'm not going to let anything get in my way. It all came together so beautifully, I'm not going to let Batroc of all people ruin this for me."

"You still won't get away with this."

"Sure, I will! And let me tell you, it was easy. It was so fucking easy!" she brightly exclaims. "General Ross did all the heavy lifting for me after he had you erased."

"What?" you whisper, frozen where you sit. You're not sure if you heard her right, but the revelation still hits you like a ton of bricks. For years, you'd lived with the fact that you'd hurt Tony so terribly he'd erased any trace of you and your mark on this world, that he erased any identity trace of an identity you'd built. You lived with the fact that he never forgave, nor would he ever forgive you. For years, you'd lived with the thought that you'd betrayed him so terribly that he erased you, he'd washed his hands of you. "It - it wasn't Tony?"

"Tony?" Sharon bitterly chuckles. "Tony was off living his life with his family, ignoring everyone else, leaving the rest of us for dead."

"It wasn't Tony," you whisper to yourself. You chuckle through your shaky breaths, tears welling in your eyes, "He didn't hate me."

"How nice," Sharon sarcastically remarks. "Your friend didn't hate you."

You look up at her, still caught up in the relief of a weight you'd carried for years now, "He didn't hate me."

"No, Tony Stark did not hate you," Sharon offers, mildly annoyed that your relief is overshadowing the pain she was trying to inflict on you. "But I did have a question for you."

You wordlessly grunt in response. 

“How does it feel? To go from SHIELD’s plaything to the Avengers plaything, I mean even if I didn’t take you, the UN owns you, Ross will be on your ass before you make it outside. You’ll always just be an asset, you're just a weapon. That’s gotta sting, doesn’t it?”

It does sting. It's always stung that you've spent years getting tossed around. Never meaning anything more to them than what you could do for them. It's an ache you don't think will ever truly go away. You school your expression, not wanting to give Sharon the reaction she's fishing for. 

Karli's head snaps up in that moment, a confused expression forming on her face. "What did you just say?"

"Stop talking, Karli," Sharon warns, her finger dancing over the trigger. "We're about to get everything we ever wanted, so shut up."

“Wait, SHIELD owned her? But you said she was a SHIELD lackey, you said she would always be loyal to SHIELD,” Karli frantically repeats, her eyes darting between you and Sharon, “What does that even mean?”

“What difference does it make?" Sharon seethes. "I’m helping your cause, not her.”

“You said she was a supremacist. That she wanted to get rid of us,” Karli accuses, pressing the subject with an urgency you hadn't seen from her since she watched a friend die before her eyes in Latvia. Karli looks at you, desperation flooding her eyes, "You - you said you were loyal to SHIELD."

You shake your head, "I was loyal to Nick Fury, I never said I was loyal to SHIELD."

Sharon petulantly sighs, shaking her head at Karli, “You couldn’t have just kept your mouth shut?” 

"You lied to me," Karli hisses through her teeth.

"And you stole from me. After everything I did for you when you got to Madripoor," Sharon reminds her. Sharon turns to you, disappointedly shaking her head, "She reminded me of a younger me. I took her in. I gave her an opportunity. And she betrayed me without a second thought." 

"You said if I helped you get her then we were even," Karli forcefully states. "You said we could change the world. Together."

For the first time since she's cornered you, Sharon takes her gun off of you. She pivots, swinging the barrel to face Karli. "What? Did you honestly think you were going to walk away from this? After you stole from me?"

"Sharon," you demand, halfway up on your feet. 

"Honestly, I was hoping you'd get caught, end up on the Raft, but if you want something done, you have to do it yourself," Sharon rants. 

Karli sharply inhales, staring down the barrel of Sharon's gun, “But you said-”

“Yeah,” Sharon unapologetically winces. “I lied.”

“Sharon, don’t!” you shout, unable to get to your feet before she pulls the trigger.

You don't think. You just do. You don't make it to your feet. And you're not quite sure the how or the why, if it was all divine intervention, or just the last ounce of power you stored somewhere within you.

All you know is Sharon trembles with rage as Karli stands before her completely unharmed. 

Karli’s eyes open after a moment and still no impact. Her eyes blow wide, the bullet curved downward, now embedded into the concrete before her. She looks at you bewildered. “You saved me?”

Your breathing comes harder and harder as you finally manage to prop yourself up against the wooden crate beside you. Your heart races like it's going a mile a minute. Sweat beads across your forehead, pain and adrenaline overwhelming you.

“Why?” Karli demands, her fists clenched and almost shaking, with unbridled rage that you can’t quite comprehend.

She’s angry. Angry you had the audacity to defy the archetype she’d built of you in her mind. Angry that you saved her, and by doing so shattered every ounce of contempt she had for you. Every justification she had, gone. She stabbed you in the back and you saved her.

“You’re just a kid,” you pant, darkness starting to envelope the sides of your vision. “We were both just kids.”

"As touching as that is, I'm about done here." Sharon raises the gun again, but this time you sloppily throw your body weight against her, with just enough force to knock the gun out of her hand. The gun clatters against the concrete. Sharon grapples with your weakening body for a moment before she shoves you back onto the ground. You fall in a heap, pained groans leaving your mouth as pain sears through you. Your hand reaches out, only to clatter against the cool gun metal. 

Once again, you don't think, you just do. You reach for it without a second thought. You sit on your knees, gun in hand and pointed at Sharon. Even as darkness starts to envelope the side of your vision, your anger wins out, "I warned you, Sharon." Sharon chuckles, not believing for one second that you'd actually go through with shooting her. "Do it, then. Kill me."

The gun is heavy in your hand. It weights down more than just your shaky hand, it bogs your spirit down. You feel yourself unraveling, something coming undone deep within you. You wonder the look in your eye was the same broken look you'd seen on Sharon's face at the start of the night. She'd lost her way. She'd gone down a path from which there was no coming back from. If you pulled the trigger, was that going down the same path? Would you permanently lock away your old self with one bullet? 

You think about that little girl in the picture you'd saved from before. It was you. You just couldn't recognize yourself. You'd spent years trapped, begging to be let out. That little girl pleaded every night, tears streaming down her face, screaming until her voice was completely hoarse. 

Like Bucky said, there was nothing that girl did to deserve being locked away, caged like an animal. You can't stand the thought of that little girl trapped at the back of your mind, begging for you to let her out. She deserved so much more than that. You can't be the person that seals away that little girl again. 

You just can't do it.

You can't bring yourself to pull the trigger. Your hand trembles in a way that has nothing to do with the blood loss, and everything to do with the fact that you can't bring yourself to do it. You can't kill her.

You knew how to use a gun, Natasha once showed you.

You knew that your family was in danger because of her.

You knew that this would be the end of it all.

And still, you can't do it. 

You toss the gun to the side, out of her reach. This wasn't you.

She was right, you couldn't beat her. Not like this.

She laughs again, taunting your inability to beat her at her game, "I knew you couldn't do it. You're pathetic."

"No," you wheeze, shaking your head, "You just can't have me."

Her eyebrows furrow as she stalks toward you. Before she can, you focus every ounce of energy, every cell in your body, every glimmer of power you could muster. Every fiber of your being screams at you, telling you to stop.

The dark spots in your vision grow, deepening with each moment you use your powers to stop the airflow to Sharon's lungs, you quite literally are sucking the life out of her.

A quiet, choking sound comes from Sharon's mouth. Oxygen seeps from her lungs, slowly dragging her to the edge of consciousness. She reaches for her throat, grasping for the air that simply won't come. 

Sharon sinks to the ground, her face turning an unnatural shade of red. It shouldn't be this easy for you, it shouldn't be this easy to hurt someone you used to call a friend, and though it makes you hate yourself, it is. It's that easy. 

You watch as the life bleeds from Sharon's face, until she slumps down onto the ground. 

Karli sharply gasps, taking a hesitant step towards Sharon's unconscious body. Her eyes flicker to you, "Is she...?"

"No," you definitively shake your head, slumping down onto the wooden crate. You can feel the last of the adrenaline and anger fueling you dying your veins. You've done it. You've truly given everything you had. Blood, sweat, and tears. All while holding onto the last part of the old you that you still had. "She's just unconscious." 

And just like that, it's done. It's over. You've won. That was it, it was finally all over.

You could rest now. 

Your breaths come slower and slower, and you're positive your heart has never raced like this. 

Clarity was in death, and you'd never been this close before. A stillness washes over you, a calmness you'd never known. You now understand why Tony was so still, so at peace in his last moments. There's a serenity in the moment as it all stops. The tension in the room fades. And the quiet lulls you to a dream-like state. It washes over you like a lullaby.

You could finally know peace.

Karli's eyes tear away from Sharon, only to find you on the brink of unconsciousness too. 

You hear panicked breaths as Karli rushes over to you. Your head lolls up to look at Karli, her eyes frantic when a pained yelp slips from your mouth as she places pressure on the wound. With all the force you can muster, you take Karli's hand removing them from the wound, you warmly smile up at her, "Karli, you have to go now."

Her eyes snap up to your sickly gray face. She swears that she can see the life slowly seep out of you. "What?"

"Go," your voice barely a soothing whisper, you gently pat her bloodied, "They'll find me."

"You'll die before they do," she spits back, blood stains her hands and face as she immediately continues applying pressure to the wound. 

You don't truly believe it, they won't find you, not in this underground labyrinth that you'd found yourself lost in. They won't find you, not until you've bled out.

But you knew if by some miracle that they did find you down here, Karli being here would cement her fate. They'd blame her. She'd never know freedom ever again.

And in spite of everything Karli had done, this could be her chance. This could be her way out.

And if it came down to you and the child sitting beside you, it was an easy choice to make. Sam would understand. Bucky would understand. You're sure of it. They had to understand. They just had to.

"I'm tougher than I look."

She glares at your attempt at a joke, pressing down even harder. Blood doesn't stop seeping out of the wound. She knows you're about to run out of time. She can't just leave you here, no one would find you in time. If she doesn't leave, she can't go get help. She almost forgets to factor in the fact that she's one of the most wanted people in the world right now.

"Just shut up and let me think," she demands.

"Go, Karli. Please, while you still can."

"I can't leave you," she whispers, tears streaking down her face.

Each tear clears a path of the blood on her cheeks. Karli had seen death before. She'd watched her friends die. Watched her family slowly wither with each passing day. This was different. This wasn’t just by her own hand. Not just out of cold blood.

But to probably the last person on the planet that truly believed she could still see the light. To the person that still believed she wasn't a villain. To the person that told her there was another way. To the person that still believed in good, not just in her, but in the world. 

There was nothing to do but sit there and watch the flame flicker in your eyes, watching the light slowly slip away.

Perhaps it was wrong for you to smile at the person who'd quite literally drawn first blood, but you did. You knew you'd done it. This was her making a choice, refusing to be the villain. 

You look up at her and see the little girl she never got to be. You see a child blinded by the treasures of war that no one ever seemed to win, lost in the illusion of the morning glory that never came. She'd seen past the mirage and freed herself from the trance.

It was confirmation of the good you knew was somewhere inside Karli. And though you may never know true freedom, you were content that she would.

You'd shown her that there was no morning glory, no justice to be had in war. If that was your legacy, then so be it.  

"I didn't know," she whispers, choked sobs slowly overtaking her, wracking through her body. "I swear I didn't know."

"I know, it's okay," you gently shush her. "It's okay." 

"You can't die. Please," she pleads with you.

"I won't," you promise as though it was entirely your choice.

After all, that's what it all boiled down to, wasn't it? A simple choice. The choice to allow yourself to succumb to that darkness that called out to you like a siren. The choice to slip away and embrace the inevitable.

You didn't get a lot of choices in your life, but this one, this one was entirely your own. Just one choice.

Life or death.

And, like most of the people you knew and fought alongside, you'd thought about your death, your legacy. You were all acutely aware that you'd have to go at some point. And you knew that this would be a good way to go. It was everything a person like you could ask for and more.

A hero’s death.

This could be your legacy.

It was everything and more.

And yet, still not enough.

Not when the feeling of Bucky’s touch still lingered on your skin. Not when the way your name fell from his lips was still echoing in your mind.

Not when Karli kneeled over you, begging you not to add to her list. You swore that the only blood that would stain your hands was your own, but now they were staining hers too.

And not when you promised Sam.

Your surroundings slowly fade away as you sink further and further away into the darkness. You can't quite put your finger on what's happening until you see a blurry figure approaching in your peripheral.

The darkness calls out to you like a siren trying to drown you in a stormy sea. You try to fight it off, but it's so enticing. It's just so enticing. You're so tired. You can't fight the current, it doesn't matter how much you want to. You keep sinking. Further and further away. It lulls you further down. It envelopes you in the warmth that feels so good against your cold hands.

You lose the light at the surface, until there's almost nothing left. 

Until you hear a voice bellow, "Karli!"

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Generative AI tools such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot are rapidly evolving, fueling concerns that the technology could open the door to multiple privacy and security issues, particularly in the workplace.

In May, privacy campaigners dubbed Microsoft’s new Recall tool a potential “privacy nightmare” due to its ability to take screenshots of your laptop every few seconds. The feature has caught the attention of UK regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office, which is asking Microsoft to reveal more about the safety of the product launching soon in its Copilot+ PCs.

Concerns are also mounting over OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has demonstrated screenshotting abilities in its soon-to-launch macOS app that privacy experts say could result in the capture of sensitive data.

The US House of Representatives has banned the use of Microsoft’s Copilot among staff members after it was deemed by the Office of Cybersecurity to be a risk to users due to “the threat of leaking House data to non-House approved cloud services.”

Meanwhile, market analyst Gartner has cautioned that “using Copilot for Microsoft 365 exposes the risks of sensitive data and content exposure internally and externally.” And last month, Google was forced to make adjustments to its new search feature, AI Overviews, after screenshots of bizarre and misleading answers to queries went viral.

Overexposed

For those using generative AI at work, one of the biggest challenges is the risk of inadvertently exposing sensitive data. Most generative AI systems are “essentially big sponges,” says Camden Woollven, group head of AI at risk management firm GRC International Group. “They soak up huge amounts of information from the internet to train their language models.”

AI companies are “hungry for data to train their models,” and are “seemingly making it behaviorally attractive” to do so, says Steve Elcock, CEO and founder at software firm Elementsuite. This vast amount of data collection means there’s the potential for sensitive information to be put “into somebody else’s ecosystem,” says Jeff Watkins, chief product and technology officer at digital consultancy xDesign. “It could also later be extracted through clever prompting.”

At the same time, there’s the threat of AI systems themselves being targeted by hackers. “Theoretically, if an attacker managed to gain access to the large language model (LLM) that powers a company's AI tools, they could siphon off sensitive data, plant false or misleading outputs, or use the AI to spread malware,” says Woollven.

Consumer-grade AI tools can create obvious risks. However, an increasing number of potential issues are arising with “proprietary” AI offerings broadly deemed safe for work such as Microsoft Copilot, says Phil Robinson, principal consultant at security consultancy Prism Infosec.

“This could theoretically be used to look at sensitive data if access privileges have not been locked down. We could see employees asking to see pay scales, M&A activity, or documents containing credentials, which could then be leaked or sold.”

Another concern centers around AI tools that could be used to monitor staff, potentially infringing their privacy. Microsoft’s Recall feature states that “your snapshots are yours; they stay locally on your PC” and “you are always in control with privacy you can trust.”

Yet “it doesn’t seem very long before this technology could be used for monitoring employees,” says Elcock.

Self-Censorship

Generative AI does pose several potential risks, but there are steps businesses and individual employees can take to improve privacy and security. First, do not put confidential information into a prompt for a publicly available tool such as ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini, says Lisa Avvocato, vice president of marketing and community at data firm Sama.

When crafting a prompt, be generic to avoid sharing too much. “Ask, ‘Write a proposal template for budget expenditure,’ not ‘Here is my budget, write a proposal for expenditure on a sensitive project,’” she says. “Use AI as your first draft, then layer in the sensitive information you need to include.”

If you use it for research, avoid issues such as those seen with Google’s AI Overviews by validating what it provides, says Avvocato. “Ask it to provide references and links to its sources. If you ask AI to write code, you still need to review it, rather than assuming it’s good to go.”

Microsoft has itself stated that Copilot needs to be configured correctly and the “least privilege”—the concept that users should only have access to the information they need—should be applied. This is “a crucial point,” says Prism Infosec’s Robinson. “Organizations must lay the groundwork for these systems and not just trust the technology and assume everything will be OK.”

It’s also worth noting that ChatGPT uses the data you share to train its models, unless you turn it off in the settings or use the enterprise version.

List of Assurances

The firms integrating generative AI into their products say they’re doing everything they can to protect security and privacy. Microsoft is keen to outline security and privacy considerations in its Recall product and the ability to control the feature in Settings > Privacy & security > Recall & snapshots.

Google says generative AI in Workspace “does not change our foundational privacy protections for giving users choice and control over their data,” and stipulates that information is not used for advertising.

OpenAI reiterates how it maintains security and privacy in its products, while enterprise versions are available with extra controls. “We want our AI models to learn about the world, not private individuals—and we take steps to protect people’s data and privacy,” an OpenAI spokesperson tells WIRED.

OpenAI says it offers ways to control how data is used, including self-service tools to access, export, and delete personal information, as well as the ability to opt out of use of content to improve its models. ChatGPT Team, ChatGPT Enterprise, and its API are not trained on data or conversations, and its models don’t learn from usage by default, according to the company.

Either way, it looks like your AI coworker is here to stay. As these systems become more sophisticated and omnipresent in the workplace, the risks are only going to intensify, says Woollven. “We're already seeing the emergence of multimodal AI such as GPT-4o that can analyze and generate images, audio, and video. So now it's not just text-based data that companies need to worry about safeguarding.”

With this in mind, people—and businesses—need to get in the mindset of treating AI like any other third-party service, says Woollven. “Don't share anything you wouldn't want publicly broadcasted.”

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5 Tips CROs Can Use To Attract More Clinical Trial Managers

Clinical trial managers play a crucial role in the success of a trial, and it is important for CROs to ensure that they hire and retain the best talent available. By utilizing these five strategies, CROs can improve their CTM recruitment efforts and increase their chances of finding the best candidates for their organization. 

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Hey wanted to reach out since I've seen you're a woman in cyber too. I was wondering if you knew of any courses/training material that could get me up to speed with using certain CLI tools? Mainly since I'll need it to do config reviews of certain cloud stacks; I'm moving from GRC to a tech/architecture type role and trying to do the reviews manually is a total pain : ( Any tips are appreciated :)

Hi! So I don't do any cloud management, but I have a trick and a more serious qdvice. Idk if it's applicable or not.

1. I memorise commands generally by remembering their meanings.

So for example we have nmap [IP] -sV -vv -p 15-3200 I think of -Service Version -Very Verbose -[Port range]. I also generally build my own cheat sheet based on the commands I use the most.

2. You learn how to write scripts. That's actually very doable. With a very powerful but easy language like python (but there are others!) You can build small programs to automate the process of getting the information you need. For example you could write a program that does a preliminary check, if this check hits some conditions it could perform other checks until it reaches the exit of the program. I cannot write the diagram rn I'm on mobile but if I had to check if something it's working or not this is how I would solve it

Automation is definitely not my area of expertise though, I have two people on the team that do exactly this stuff only.

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 Importance of Internal Audits

Internal audits are essential for assessing an organization's operations, identifying risks, ensuring compliance with regulations, and improving overall efficiency. They provide insights into financial, operational, and compliance-related aspects of your business.

Why Use Software for Internal Audits?

Efficiency: Software automates many audit processes, reducing the time and effort required to conduct audits.

Accuracy: Manual audits can be error-prone. Audit software helps ensure accuracy in data collection and analysis.

Consistency: Software enforces consistent audit procedures and documentation across your organization.

Real-time Reporting: With audit software, you can generate real-time reports, making it easier to track progress and address issues promptly.

Data Security: Audit software enhances data security, protecting sensitive information from unauthorized access.

Top Software Solutions for Internal Audits

ACL GRC: ACL GRC offers a comprehensive solution for internal audits, including risk assessment, data analysis, and reporting. It's known for its user-friendly interface and robust analytics.

TeamMate+: TeamMate+ is a widely used audit management software that streamlines the entire audit process, from planning to reporting. It offers customizable templates and powerful reporting tools.

AuditBoard: AuditBoard is a cloud-based platform that provides tools for risk assessment, audit management, and compliance. Its user-friendly interface makes it accessible to auditors at all levels.

Wolters Kluwer TeamMate Analytics: This software focuses on data analytics, helping auditors identify trends and anomalies in data. It integrates seamlessly with other audit management systems.

SAP Audit Management: If your organization uses SAP, their Audit Management software is a natural choice. It offers a unified platform for audit planning, execution, and reporting.

Conclusion

In today's fast-paced business environment, efficient and accurate internal audits are crucial for staying competitive and compliant. Investing in audit software can streamline your audit processes, improve accuracy, and provide valuable insights for decision-making. Evaluate your organization's needs and explore the options mentioned above to find the best software for doing internal audits that align with your goals and objectives.

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Complinity - Emerging Best E-Discovery for Legal Department Award Winner

Happy to share that Complinity- India's Leading Compliance Software has won the “Emerging Best E-Discovery for Legal Department" at the 9th Edition India Legal Awards 2023 held on 15th September, 2023 at Radisson Blu, Delhi.

The award was received by Mr. Sumit Pahwa and Mr. Kapil K. Sharma and presented by Dr. Lalit Bhasin and Dr. Balakrishna Gopalakrishnan.

Eminent jury members Included :- Mr. Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India. Dr. Lalit Bhasin, President Society of Indian Law Firms, Immediate Past President of the Bar Association of India. Mr. Mahaveer Singhvi, Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs, Govt of India. Dr. B Gopalkrishnan, Founder | BGK Law Associates, Advocates and Legal Advisors Dr. Sanjeev Gemawat, Group General Counsel, Vedanta Group Mr. Rajeev Chopra, Managing Director – Legal, Accenture. Ms. Deepika Chaudhry, Executive Director Legal- APAC, Xerox India Limited

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GRC tools

In the rapidly evolving landscape of modern businesses, the triad of Governance, Risk, and Compliance, commonly known as GRC, plays a pivotal role in shaping the success and sustainability of organisations. At its core, GRC embodies a structured approach that enables businesses to align their operations with industry regulations, identify potential risks, and implement robust strategies to mitigate those risks effectively. In today's dynamic market environment, the significance of GRC cannot be overstated, as it empowers businesses of all sizes to maintain ethical practices, protect their assets, and achieve long-term growth. To navigate the complexities of GRC successfully, enterprises must leverage cutting-edge GRC tools, as they prove instrumental in streamlining processes, enhancing decision-making, and ensuring compliance adherence. In this blog, we delve into GRC tools, exploring their indispensability and the key challenges businesses face without their adoption. So, let us embark on this enlightening journey, uncovering how GRC tools emerge as the catalyst for comprehensive risk and compliance management.

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Guvrix is a leading digital resource for individuals and micro, small, and medium businesses. We educate and provide users with a simple method of creating structure for boring (yes, we said it outloud) but valuable processes and controls.It’s our mission to help point you in the right direction to improve yourself and your business. The One And Only DIY Compliance, Governance, And Process Improvement Software! We Dynamically Adjust The Questions To Fit Your Specific Needs. It provide an extensive list of topics that guide a business and individual.there business services are, Data security, data usage, Data regulations,Process governance, compliance, supplay chain,Ethics&sustainability, Emerging technology, software development,human resources,financial discipline,getting started, personal data security, home life, etc..

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SAP GRC Process Control Implementation | SAP PC Automated Controls | SAP PC Semi Automated Controls | ToggleNow

ToggleNow offers specialized SAP Process Control services designed to strengthen your organization’s compliance framework. With in-depth expertise in SAP solutions, we provide end-to-end support, implementation, and optimization of SAP Process Control. Our focus extends beyond standard services, harnessing the power of this solution to automate compliance monitoring, risk identification, and mitigation, reducing costs, and enhancing efficiency.

What sets us apart is our tailored approach. We customize SAP Process Control to fit your unique business needs, crafting frameworks and workflows that maximize its potential in managing risks and ensuring regulatory compliance. Our adaptive strategies ensure readiness for future regulatory changes. Partner with ToggleNow to streamline compliance processes and fortify your organization’s compliance stance effectively.

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