Why Data Mapping Is Critical for GDPR Compliance:  A Comprehensive Tip Sheet for GDPR Compliance 

by Suzette Corley / October 4, 2023

We understand how hard it is to keep up with today’s privacy expectations. Privacy regulations are constantly evolving, and maintaining compliant data privacy practices is overwhelming.    One of the key aspects of building a compliant privacy program is learning where your data is, how it flows, and what regulations are affecting it. Data mapping, a GDPR requirement, is a great way to understand your data flow process as well as how to…

Security Awareness Training Compliance Requirements: SOC 2, PCI, HIPAA, and More

by Hannah Grace Holladay / August 9, 2023

Regularly training your employees is a critical component of compliance and security in your organization. The risk of an employee not understanding the potential security threats facing them as a frontline target could be just the opening that an attacker needs to create a security breach. This is why many information security frameworks and regulations, like SOC 2, PCI DSS, and HIPAA, have security awareness training compliance requirements. What are those requirements? What…

Notes from the Field: Center for Internet Security Control 09 – Email and Web Browser Protections 

by Greg Halpin / September 13, 2023

A small SaaS (Software as a Service) client I worked with recently mentioned an information security incident they experienced a year ago in which the email account of one of their sales representatives was compromised via a phishing attack. The attackers gained the credentials of the sales rep, obtained email addresses of customers, and sent emails to the company's customers with false offers to buy discounted services. The attackers had scraped…

Data Security for Generative AI: A Webinar Recap

by Tori Thurmond / October 5, 2023

Can AI and security coexist?   This month, KirkpatrickPrice joined forces with Walter Haydock, the Founder and CEO of StackAware, to have a conversation about that question.  What’s the deal with AI? There’s no denying that AI is a hot topic right now. You’ve probably heard about some really great things AI tools can do and maybe a few risks or concerns as well.  Artificial Intelligence has been around for a…

The 7 Steps of Incident Response 

by Bob Welch / July 28, 2023

In today’s ever evolving threat landscape, you must have a plan in place for how your organization will face threats and respond to them when an attack occurs. Unfortunately, incidents are a matter of when not if, so having a response plan is the best way to guarantee your organization survives after an incident occurs.  When an incident occurs, it may feel like you have a million steps to take…