Internal Accountability: Monitoring Compliance

by Sarah Harvey / February 20, 2023

Ensuring that your organization is up-to-date on compliance requirements can be an overwhelming task, and many organizations don’t know where to begin. While many resources are about becoming compliant, they don’t explain why internal accountability is important or give you actionable steps to maintain compliance. In this webinar, our Director of Regulatory Compliance, Mark Hinely, discusses the next steps your organization can take after you’ve identified your compliance requirements and…

Is Endpoint Protection a Comprehensive Security Solution?

by Sarah Harvey / December 16, 2022

Does your organization have a bring-your-own-device policy? Do your employees use external storage devices? How do you protect workstations, servers, and mobile devices that connect to your network? The perimeter of businesses today only keep expanding – and so does the use of endpoint protection. Is endpoint protection the best way to protect your network, though? The Rise of Endpoint Protection With the number of endpoints with the ability to…

Celebrating Women’s History Month at KirkpatrickPrice

by Sarah Harvey / November 14, 2023

The Role of Women in Information Security Women play critical roles in advancing science, medicine, human rights, social justice issues, and so much more, but there’s one industry where women are just getting their foot in the door: information and cybersecurity. While this growing industry has been long dominated by men, it’s quickly starting to change. In fact, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, the percentage of women in the industry is…

SOC 2 Academy: Designing and Implementing Environmental Protections

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Understanding Availability Criteria 1.2 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the availability category in their audit, they would need to comply with the additional…

SOC 2 Academy: Preparing for Current and Future Availability Needs

by Joseph Kirkpatrick / December 16, 2022

Understanding Availability Criteria 1.1 When an organization pursues SOC 2 compliance, an auditor will verify that they comply with the common criteria listed in the 2017 Trust Services Criteria. In addition to the common criteria, though, there’s additional criteria for the availability, confidentiality, processing integrity, and privacy categories. For example, if an organization opts to include the availability category in their audit, they need to comply with the additional criteria…