Compass IT Compliance Blog

Here's Why You Need A Password Manager

Password Manager

My mother bragged to me once that she is very good with technology. When I (her free tech support) raised an eyebrow at this, she pulled out a notepad that had handwritten notes on how to change the TV input from cable to the DVD player.

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ChatGPT Writing Code, Replacing Developers? Not So Fast

Writing Code

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI and released in November 2022. The chatbot has a language-based model that the developer fine-tunes for human interaction in a conversational manner. Although its primary use case is for customer service, the power …

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Businesses Can Learn From the Classified Pentagon Leak

An aerial view of the Pentagon

On April 14th, 2023, 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira appeared in federal court, accused of leaking classified documents in a Discord group titled “Thug Shaker Central”. Facing charges under the 1917 Espionage Act, Jack is looking at potential decades in …

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Penetration Testing: Understanding Red, Blue, & Purple Teams

Red Team Blue Team

Data breaches are growing more expensive by the day. The average cost of a data breach is projected to reach $5 million by the end of 2023, up from $4.35 million in 2022. Penetration testing, or pen testing, helps you uncover unknown vulnerabilities and compliance gaps within your org …

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Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) P2PE Changes in PCI DSS v4.0

PCI DSS v3.2.1 to v4.0 SAQ P2PE Changes

Right around this time last year, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) published version 4.0 of the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). PCI DSS v4.0 replaces version 3.2.1 to address emerging threats and technologies and enable innovative methods to combat …

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