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HIPAA Compliance – Understanding Basic Best Practices
by Patrick Hughes on March 7, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance is a critical facet of any healthcare organization's security measures. It is essential for businesses to take proactive steps to ensure that they comply with the regulations set forth by HIPAA. To help ensure comp …
Not Using Multifactor Authentication? Your Days Are Limited!
by Derek Boczenowski on February 22, 2023 at 2:30 PM
Despite the fact the multifactor authentication (MFA) has been around for decades at this point, the majority of both business and personal logins only use it when absolutely necessary. The complaints are well known; it takes too long to login, if I forget my phone or token I can’t lo …
Preparing for a BIA – Understanding RTO and RPO
by Donald Mills on February 16, 2023 at 1:00 PM
In my time as a security and compliance auditor and virtual CISO, I have reviewed countless business continuity plans (BCPs) resulting from regulatory and industry requirements to which clients must adhere. For the most part, the business continuity plans I have reviewed were written …
Making Sense of Data Management
by Jeffrey Torrance on February 9, 2023 at 2:45 PM
Organizations face a prevalence of both internal and external cyber threats. This makes data management one of the most critical components in an organization’s cybersecurity program. From classifying data, to ensuring it is handled with the appropriate security precautions, to ensuri …
It Is Always Scam Season!
by CJ Hurd on February 3, 2023 at 2:15 PM
With the holiday season now behind us, we here in the northeast are fully entrenched in winter and I find myself looking forward already to the warm weather that comes with spring and summer. As these seasons come and go, we have learned that scam season is always here, and it is not …
Building a Privacy Culture This Data Privacy Week
by Brian Kelly on January 26, 2023 at 1:00 PM
In 2022, data privacy became a hot topic as consumers became more aware of how their data was being tracked and used by companies. This was partly due to the efforts of companies like Apple to educate consumers about their privacy rights.