Compass IT Compliance Blog

Securing Your Cloud Environment – Who is Responsible?

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The speed at which technology progresses is truly staggering. I am old enough to remember having to load 9-track magnetic tapes to install a patch, and marveled at the lightning fast 384k connection for an entire organization, thinking we had finally made the big time.

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Colorado Protections for Consumer Data Privacy Act - What to Know

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Last spring, Colorado followed the actions of several other states and countries by taking steps to enact legislation that helps consumers protect their data. The state passed the Protections for Consumer Data Privacy Act (HB18-1128). Signed into law on May 29, 2018, and taking effect …

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PHI Data - A Hacker's Treasure Trove

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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted in 1996. I begin at this statement because as professionals and adults, this date is relatively recent in our lifetime. Social Security Numbers (SSN) have been around since before World War II (1936), followed …

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