Preparing for CCPA: 4 Data Privacy Best Practices to Follow

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

The California Consumer Privacy Act has been regarded as the United States' strictest data privacy law of our time, and yet, many organizations still don’t know where to start with their compliance efforts. Does the law even apply to them? How can they ensure compliance? What are the steps they need to take? While no one journey toward CCPA compliance is the same, we’ve rounded up four data privacy best…

Best Practices for Configuring Your AWS Perimeter

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

Could what happened at Capital One happen at your organization? As a business owner, stakeholder, or IT personnel, that’s the unavoidable fear that appears when you hear about the latest data breach. The Capital One data breach is one of the most damaging data breaches of 2019, and we’ll continue to learn about the repercussions for months to come. This data breach impacts 100 million individuals in the United States…

Onsite Audits for Cloud Environments

by Sarah Harvey / February 20, 2023

Why Onsite Audits are Necessary for Cloud Environments Do you provide cloud solution services? Or, does your organization utilize the services of cloud providers? At KirkpatrickPrice, we understand that it’s important to recognize the value of cloud environments and technology, while also understanding the risk that is coupled with storing data in the cloud. Whether you provide the cloud service or use it for your business, you should know that…

How NIST SP 800-115 Informs Information Security Practices

by Sarah Harvey / December 15, 2022

What is NIST? The National Institute of Standards and Technology, or NIST, is an organization that is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce and has the goal of being a leader in innovation and technology by providing fair standards and solutions. The core competencies of NIST are measurement science, rigorous traceability, and development and use of standards. These core competencies influence the reliability of the information produced by the…

5 Facts to Know About CCPA

by Sarah Harvey / October 4, 2023

What Do You Need to Know About CCPA? Much like the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation of 2018, the California Consumer Protection Act is yet another data privacy legislation that organizations must prepare for as they reexamine the way they collect, use, store, transmit, and protect data. But here’s what companies who interact with California consumers and residents must understand: while they may comply with the various other data…