Best Practices for Data Privacy

by Sarah Harvey / October 6, 2023

From GDPR, CCPA, PIPEDA, and so many other new data privacy laws going into effect, knowing which laws you need to comply with and how you should go about complying with them may seem like a daunting task. In this webinar, our Director of Regulatory Compliance, Mark Hinely, will discuss how organizations can perform their due diligence to ensure that they’re protecting their consumers’ privacy and will cover industry-accepted best…

GDPR: One Year In

by Sarah Harvey / October 4, 2023

On May 25, 2018, the GDPR went into effect, putting the world’s attention on data privacy. Since the enforcement deadline has passed, there have been questions about how to comply with the law, who must comply with the law, how the law will be enforced, and so much more. Now a full year later, let’s take a look at developments and predictions for GDPR throughout 2019 and beyond. What is…

3 Data Retention Best Practices

by Sarah Harvey / November 28, 2023

Today’s organizations rely on data to fuel their business processes. Whether it’s the healthcare, financial services, hospitality, federal government, retail, telecommunications, or education industries, there’s sensitive assets that malicious hackers can – and will – steal. With the growing amount of data collected by various organizations and industries, it’s no wonder why creating and enforcing a robust data retention policy is necessary. However, because of the rapidly changing threat landscape…

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Auditing Basics: How Does Sampling Work?

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / April 5, 2023

Why is Sampling Used During an Audit? When an organization undergoes an audit, there’s often a large amount of internal controls that an auditor has to review. However, to make this process more efficient, auditors are likely to use sampling whenever the population being tested is uniform and there’s standards that are applied across the board. How Do Auditors Use Sampling? At KirkpatrickPrice, our auditors will sample a size of…

Auditing Basics: Auditor’s Test of Controls

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / April 5, 2023

How Do Auditors Perform Tests of Controls? In order for an audit firm to be able to provide reasonable assurance and issue an opinion on an organization’s compliance with SOC 1 or SOC 2 audits, they have to test the internal controls that each organization has in place and verify that they are working as intended. To do this, auditors typically perform three types of tests of controls: interviews, reviews,…