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California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 – CCPA 2.0?
by Patrick Hughes on November 13, 2020 at 3:45 PM
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 …
California’s Unruh Act: How To Mitigate Website Accessibility Risk
by UsableNet on November 5, 2020 at 1:00 PM
The following is a blog post written by UsableNet, a long-time client of Compass IT Compliance. UsableNet is a driving force in the world of accessibility. They pioneered accessibility and usability and for 20 years we have been honing their expertise in UX and delivering world-class …
Cyberattacks on the Rise – Everyone Pays the Price!
by Nicholas Foisy on October 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM
It is no secret that cyberattacks have been rising over the past decade. A 2019 Accenture and Ponemon Institute report found that security breaches increased by 11% since 2018 and 67% since 2014. To meet this rising challenge/opportunity, cyber liability insurance (cyber insurance) ha …
IT Asset Management – Disposal of Assets
by Kyle Daun on October 21, 2020 at 1:30 PM
As we reach the end of this asset management blog series, we have discussed the need for establishing governance policies and procedures, how to acquire hardware and software for your organization, and how to monitor and upgrade assets throughout their lifecycles.
Vendor Risk Management: Third-Party Risk Analysis / Annual Review
by Andrew Paull on October 8, 2020 at 2:00 PM
We live in a world where our interactions with each other are generally benign, observed to be candid at face value, making it easy to take the assurances of success, functionality, and capability of our colleagues and acquaintances as they are meant. Unfortunately, business interacti …
VA Data Breach Exposes the Personal Info of 46,000 Veterans
by CJ Hurd on September 24, 2020 at 1:00 PM
Being hacked is unfortunately still an all too common occurrence. Even as security measures get stronger, reports of breaches and compromises of individual’s personal information do not seem to be slowing down.