Compass IT Compliance Blog

Virtual Meeting Privacy & Consent

Virtual Meeting Privacy & Consent

Virtual workplace meetings are fantastic – a true time and money saver. No makeup, no pants, no shoes, no driving, no hassle! Big props to technology on that one.

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Security Oversight with Managed Service Providers

Security Oversight with Managed Service Providers

The outsourcing of information technology (IT) functions has become incredibly common with businesses, especially among small and medium sized companies. There are many benefits to outsourcing IT. For one, the cost is normally much lower than hiring even a single employee to manage IT …

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CMMC: Moving Away from Self-Assessments

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The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) is a certification procedure developed by the Department of Defense (DoD) to certify that contractors working with the DoD have the controls in place to protect sensitive data, also referred to as controlled unclassified informatio …

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CMMC – What Is It, and Why Does It Matter?

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There has been a lot of discussion around the cybersecurity interwebs lately about something called CMMC. CMMC stands for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, which sounds super fancy and important, but what does it really mean?

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Virtual Healthcare and HIPAA Compliance

Virtual Healthcare and HIPAA Compliance

COVID-19 has taken the world by storm, and society as we know it is changing rapidly. From how we interact with each other socially, to our ability to freely go shopping and eat at restaurants, changes are being initiated across the board. Industries all across the world have been aff …

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What Are DKIM, SPF, & DMARC? Why Are They So Important?

What Are DKIM, SPF, & DMARC? Why Are They So Important?

If you are asking yourself, "what is DKIM, DMARC, and SPF", you have come to the right place. DKIM, SPF, and DMARC are all email authentication technologies that are free to use for your organization. These technologies can be very useful for your organization and for domains out in t …

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