Learning from MGM’s Mistakes: How a Quality Audit Can Help

by Tori Thurmond / September 15th, 2023

A $33 billion company breached because of a 10-minute phone call, and, according to vx-underground, all the hackers had to do was a simple search on LinkedIn.   You’ve probably heard about the MGM breach that happened earlier this week, but did you know that the attack was a result of social engineering? A notorious hacking group, ALPHV (aka BlackCat), searched one of MGM’s employees on LinkedIn, called MGM’s help desk,…

The Elephant in the Security Room: Climate Change 

by Tori Thurmond / May 24th, 2023

What does climate change have to do with cybersecurity? According to Chloé Messdaghi, CEO of Global Secure Partners, more than you may think. In April, KirkpatrickPrice had several members attend the 2023 RSA conference to stay up to date on some of the hottest topics in cybersecurity, and we learned that changing climate conditions could have a major effect on the security of organizations around the world.   The Problem  When…

A Brief Overview of AI from RSA 

by Tori Thurmond / May 22nd, 2023

Everyone’s talking about AI and machine learning these days, and that was definitely the case at the 2023 RSA conference at the end of April. We heard about problems with AI, how we can make it better, and how it might affect different industries.   The members of KirkpatrickPrice who attended the conference certainly have a lot to think about, so we wanted to share a few highlights from some of…

RSA from the Eyes of Our IT Team 

by Tori Thurmond / May 17th, 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…

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

by Hannah Grace Holladay / May 12th, 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…