Small to medium-sized firms are struggling to find security/compliance officers that are required by law and cybersecurity challenges. Virtual officers appear to be the obvious solution to companies that cannot find a qualified professional due to cost, tight labor market and ever-changing landscape of the industry. Sophisticated cyber attacks, GDPR, CCPA, NY Cybersecurity Regulation, and […]

Companies in a wide range of industries face growing market pressure to increase their competitive edge and prove the quality of their controls. A SOC (System and Organization Controls) report (formerly SAS 70) demonstrates to your clients a commitment to internal controls by providing third-party attestation to the reliability of the design, implementation, and operating […]

If you use a cloud-based service such as Amazon Web Services, Amazon must agree to a written agreement to adhere to certain security and privacy compliance provisions set out in regulatory compliance requirements like HIPAA/HITECH, GDPR, CCPA, etc. Apart from the written agreements from AWS, AWS security hardening is required for most companies and other organizations […]