What to Expect from Your Audit

by Hannah Grace Holladay / September 6, 2023

Starting your first audit can be intimidating. Our first-time audit clients often ask the same question: how does the audit process work? At KirkpatrickPrice, the audit process can be broken down into 5 steps: 1. Kickoff call Every audit begins with a kickoff call. On this call, we will establish the timeline for the audit along with all audit objectives and expectations. 2. Document collection After the audit begins, we…

Utilize the Online Audit Manager to Better Your Audit Experience

by Hannah Grace Holladay / February 5, 2024

The Online Audit Manger is the best and fastest way to start and complete your audit. We believe if you’re going to use a compliance tool, it should be the one from a licensed security auditor that can actually deliver the audit you need.  We understand you want tools that make your life easier.  That’s why we created the Online Audit Manager (OAM), the world’s first compliance platform, to bring…

The Elephant in the Security Room: Climate Change 

by Tori Thurmond / May 24, 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 22, 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…

Notes from the Field: CIS Control 3 – Data Protection

by Greg Halpin / May 19, 2023

Your data is one of the most valuable aspects of your organization.  Are you protecting it properly? Continuing our series on the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls, auditor Greg Halpin will explore the third CIS Control about data protection and how he sees his clients implementing these requirements in the field.  As a reminder, the CIS controls are 18 information security controls that all organizations and information security professionals…