What's new | Q3 2024
TLDR
Tidal Control's Q3 2024 release introduces the Policy Center for creating, editing, approving and exporting policies directly in Tidal with automated review tracking. Automated testing (beta) shifts compliance work from collecting evidence to scoring it, giving real-time insights into how changes affect controls. Two new frameworks were added: ISO 9001 for quality management, and NEN 7510, which extends ISO 27001 with 33 healthcare-specific requirements mandatory for organizations processing healthcare data of Dutch citizens.
Get ready, because this Q3 release is a BIG one. We managed – for the first time ever I think – to release everything we promised last quarter. And we're talking big releases here: A revamped policy center, the start of large-scale automated testing, and more….Happy reading!
Policy center
This was called 'policy management V2' until we realised that a simple version update doesn't justify the work done. So, hereby, we're thrilled to introduce the Policy Center. Key features include the ability to create, view and edit policies directly in Tidal, easily approve policies, automated tracking of the need for review, and PDF export. We're already working on release 2 which will make it possible to link policies to controls and copy-paste tables from Microsoft Word.
Automated testing (beta)
From collecting evidence to scoring evidence. That's what automated testing brings. With it, you can automate monitoring of processes and cloud security. And. with just a few clicks, you'll instantly see how changes affect your compliance controls. Tests provide real-time insights so you can ensure everything stays compliant and aligned with your standards. This feature is in beta: we are happy to hear your feedback! Expect more integrations and additional test in the future.
Navigation enhancements pt.2
In our May release we made the first step to make it easier to navigate to a task from a control, and now we have taken it to the next level by introducing two new components: improved control filters, and the controls sidebar. Both are aimed at helping you find back controls and tasks faster. We are now working on making it (even) easier to modify controls, so stay tuned.
Faster page loads
We've added many performance enhancements (such as pagination) to overview pages to avoid that you have to wait on your activities or controls to load. Even pages with thousands of controls and tasks will now load under a second. And, if for some reason the page still takes some time to load, you'll now see a progress bar on top the page. I'd say that's pretty 'Enterprise-grade'.
New frameworks
We added two new frameworks: ISO 9001 and NEN 7510. The ISO 9001 standard for quality management and quality assurance helps companies effectively document and certify their quality management system (QMS). NEN 7510 instead expands ISO 27001 with 33 additional health-care-specific requirements, and is mandatory for organizations processing healthcare data of Dutch citizens. Do you service the healthcare sector? Then this one is for you.
What's next?
A.I. There, I said it. We're integrating A.I. Does that mean it's good enough for compliance purposes? We think it finally is, as the latest results are already amazingly good. Next to that we'll be adding more features to the policy center and automated testing. Stay tuned!
Next update: Read about the Q4 2024 product updates
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