by Shawn Duffy | Apr 28, 2023 | Blog, Compliance
Regulatory compliance has become a regular component of every business industry today. With the relentless barrage of attacks, phishing, and the general inundation of spam and scams, it is a wonder something wasn’t done sooner. And yet, businesses still trudge forward...
by Shawn Duffy | Mar 23, 2023 | Blog, Compliance, FTC Safeguards Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) updated GLBA in 2003 with the first Safeguards Rule. Those requirements were updated again in 2021 and now must be met by June of this year. This means time is running out, and we need to get a plan in place. “The FTC...
by Shawn Duffy | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Compliance, vCISO
Most of us will have to meet some form of regulation at some point in our businesses. For cybersecurity, there are several possible ones, depending on your industry. It’s already a nuisance dealing with migration into the cloud, or dealing with remote or hybrid...
by Shawn Duffy | Jan 23, 2023 | Blog, Compliance, MSP
The goal for any business is to hire the “perfect fit” with the right expertise and focus. With the unpredictable market and the onslaught of every kind of technical solution, there are several square pegs for every round hole. And now, thanks to COVID,...
by Shawn Duffy | Sep 9, 2022 | CMMC 2.0, Assessments, Blog, CMMC, Compliance, Incidence Response, risk assessment, Security Awareness Training
If you’re a defense industrial base (DIB) contractor, you’re already aware you need to meet compliance requirements in the new CMMC system, which goes live May 2023. Most government contractors are required to meet CMMC Level 2. The bad news is that it...
by Shawn Duffy | Feb 25, 2022 | Blog, CMMC 2.0, Compliance, Cybersecurity, SPRS
As we’ve been helping our clients navigate the ever-changing compliance world, especially in terms of CMMC, we find that many people think a compliance effort is a one-and-done initiative. They enter the compliance journey thinking they might have to buy a few...