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Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023
The Need for a Culture of Cybersecurity at Work According to IBM Security’s 2019 Cost of a Data Breach report, “The average total cost of a data breach in the U.S. has grown from $3.54 million in 2006 to $8.19 million in 2019, a 130 percent increase over 14 years.” What does this mean for organizations looking to prevent data breaches and security incidents? It means that in order for…
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Sarah Harvey / June 14, 2023
What Does an Effective Business Strategy Look Like? For many businesses, it’s been a long time since the business strategy was initially developed. If it was created a few years ago, it’s likely missing cybersecurity as one of its strategic initiatives. The role of cybersecurity has dramatically changed for the C-suite and should be re-evaluated in terms of its impact on strategy. Any successful business will have a solid definition…
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Sarah Harvey / February 5, 2024
When you choose an audit partner, there are certain qualities that you’re likely looking for such as experience, attention to detail, quality, audit tools, and the firm’s audit processes. We know that there’s a lot of audit firms out there, making the decision that much harder. If it’s your first time undergoing an audit or even if you are familiar with the processes, narrowing down the right partner for your…
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Joseph Kirkpatrick / September 13, 2023
What does partnership look like when your organization is in the middle of an audit? When you choose a qualified audit firm to help you in your audit process, you are choosing a partner for an important compliance journey. How does the audit firm you choose support you? What practices does it implement that enable you to successfully complete your audit process? In what ways is an audit firm helping…
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Joseph Kirkpatrick / June 15, 2023
There are many decisions that organizations need to consider when choosing an audit firm, like cost, expertise, location, timeline, and audit process. You need to be confident in who's performing your audit, especially in a clear, accurate audit process. If not, you’re risking a case of the never-ending audit. The Audit That Never Ends A never-ending audit is one where you’re revisiting the same tasks time and time again with…
