RSA from the Eyes of Our IT Team 

by Tori Thurmond / June 14, 2023

Here at KirkpatrickPrice, we strive for all members of our organization to continuously learn about what’s going on in our ever-evolving industry. Our goal is to educate and empower our clients with the knowledge we learn so you can feel confident that you’re doing everything you can to set your organization up for success.   Recently, we had several members of KirkpatrickPrice attend the 2023 RSA conference in San Francisco, including…

SOC 2 Academy: Trust Services Criteria

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / May 16, 2023

SOC 2 Terminology The Trust Services Criteria are a set of criteria established by the AICPA to be used when evaluating the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls in a SOC 2 audit.  There are five categories: Security – Is the system protected, both physically and logically, against unauthorized access? Availability – Is the system available for operation and use as agreed upon? Confidentiality – Is the…

5 Cybersecurity Trends Your Organization Needs to Know: Takeaways from the Secure Miami Conference

by Hannah Grace Holladay / June 14, 2023

The future of cybersecurity is full of mystery, intrigue, and intimidating trends.  Threats loom larger every day and defending ourselves against them becomes more and more challenging.  At the Secure Miami 2023 Conference, industry leaders gathered to discuss these trends and how we can safeguard ourselves and our businesses against them.  The day covered exciting new topics like AI and ChatGBT while also touching on the importance of information security…

Lessons from the Galaxy and a New Hope for Our Future: A Look into Risk Management from Secure Miami 

by Tori Thurmond / May 16, 2023

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, an ineffective risk assessment brought down an entire Empire.   It is a period of ever-evolving threats.  Hackers, striking in new and advanced ways, have made us all concerned for the future of our organizations.   During the Secure Miami Conference on May 4th, 2023, KirkpatrickPrice Founder and President, Joseph Kirkpatrick, managed to present a plan for defending against these great threats,…

SOC 2 FAQs:  A Webinar Recap 

by Tori Thurmond / March 21, 2024

SOC 2 is one of our most popular audits here at KirkpatrickPrice. We know that many of our clients need and want to fulfil SOC 2 requirements to prove their commitment to compliance and satisfy client requests. That’s why we partnered with Lightspin, a cloud security platform, to tackle some SOC 2 FAQs in our latest webinar, SOC 2 in the Cloud for SaaS Companies.  During the webinar, our President…