Searches for secure data storage and sharing foundations, and compliance platforms and data security for regulatory compliance are rising for a reason: organizations are recognizing that compliance starts with data protection, not just documented policies and striving to follow rules.

In cybersecurity, prevention gets most of the attention, but data management and reliable backups determine whether an organization survives an incident or becomes a headline. Ransomware, insider mistakes, hardware failures, and cloud misconfigurations all have one thing in common: when data is lost or corrupted, recovery depends entirely on how well it was managed and backed up beforehand.

Privileged Access Management (PAM) has become a central pillar in modern cybersecurity frameworks, from CMMC to NIST 800-171 to enterprise-level governance programs. For organizations seeking a platform that’s built with PAM principles at its core, Gold Comet, our cybersecurity company based in Virginia, stands out as a secure, zero-trust, encryption-first alternative to legacy systems.