Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: How to Avoid a Crash Landing

by Randy Bartels / June 14, 2023

I Piloted an Emergency Landing, and So Can You It can be easy to put business continuity and disaster recovery planning on the back burner if your organization has never been affected by a disaster. But what would happen if a power outage, tornado, or data breach hit your organization and you didn’t have any plan in place? Disaster strikes when you’re least expecting it. It’s critical that you ensure…

GDPR Fundamentals: Roles Under the Law – Controllers, Processors, and Joint Controllers

by Mark Hinely / April 5, 2023

GDPR divides responsibilities for organizations processing personal data based on their role, so determining which role your organization plays is one of the first steps towards GDPR compliance. You cannot know what your requirements or obligations under the law are until you do so. There are three major roles under GDPR: controllers, processors, and joint controllers. Let’s discuss what each of these roles mean and how your organization can determine…

When Will It Happen to You? Top Cybersecurity Attacks You Could Face

by Sarah Harvey / November 20, 2023

In the 2017 Internet Crime Report, an estimated $1.4 billion was lost due to different types of cybersecurity attacks. So, what does that mean for your industry? Simply put: no organization is safe these days. Data breaches have been occurring much more frequently, and malicious hackers are looking for any weak link in your organization to compromise your security posture. You must learn how to protect yourself, your clients, and…

GDPR Fundamentals: Legal Basis For Processing Data

by Mark Hinely / April 5, 2023

 6 Legal Bases for Processing Personal Data One of the seven major data processing principles of GDPR is to ensure that personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently. To comply this principle, Chapter 6 of the GDPR requires any organization processing personal data to have a valid legal basis for that personal data processing activity. Think of these as scenarios in which it would be lawful to process…

The First Step in Vendor Compliance Management: Risk Assessments

by Sarah Harvey / June 13, 2023

If your organization utilizes a third-party vendor to conduct part of your business process – whether that be billing, customer service, data processing, etc. – the risks associated with that partnership could ultimately put you out of business. Because of this, establishing a formal risk assessment process allows organizations to do their due diligence and lays the foundation for effective vendor compliance management. But how can it be done? You…