Compass IT Compliance Blog

Taking a Proactive Approach to Consumer Data Privacy

Taking a Proactive Approach to Consumer Data Privacy

Given the current pandemic circumstances, nearly everyone in the world is using the internet in some capacity. However, online privacy concerns may not be at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Many states and countries have implemented privacy regulations to help protect consumer’s in …

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SolarWinds SUNBURST Hack – And You Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse

SolarWinds SUNBURST Hack – And You Thought 2020 Couldn’t Get Any Worse

Co-authored by Derek Morris, Senior Information Technology Security Professional SUNBURST – add this to the list of all the wonders this year has brought. Are you one of the 18,000 customers infected by SUNBURST? Have you been ordered by the US Department of Homeland Security to quara …

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The Online Shopping Scam That Almost Duped a Security Professional

The Online Shopping Scam That Almost Duped a Security Professional

A great many things have changed in our daily lives since the COVID-19 pandemic began rampaging across the world at the beginning of this year. We have been collectively forced to adapt to working from home, schooling from home, shopping from home, and even receiving healthcare from h …

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So You Started Trading Stocks – Is Your Account Secure?

So You Started Trading Stocks – Is Your Account Secure?

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant effect on all of us, with many individuals now working from home, furloughed, or losing their jobs permanently. This had led to a sharp increase in personal stock trading. Some are doing it to supplement their income, while others are hoping …

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The Difficulties of Remaining Compliant in the New COVID Landscape

The Difficulties of Remaining Compliant in the New COVID Landscape

If there is one thing that everyone can agree on in these interesting times, it is that COVID-19 has upset the apple cart in lots of different ways. Everything from school to work to social gatherings has been disrupted and changed over the last eight months, and some of these changes …

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California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 – CCPA 2.0?

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During last week’s election, the state of California voted to pass the new California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). This legislation is intended to expand and strengthen the current California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Last October I published a blog post outlining the implications of …

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