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CMMC Compliance Jeopardizes Federal Funding for Colleges

University Network Security Is Now More Important Than Ever Considering the high volume of online communications and study materials in higher education, it is essential that college students have easy and safe access to a secure and stable network. Such a vast challenge, however, rarely runs smoothly for the university IT department when trying to …

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FISMA data retention

Guidelines for Developing your Data Retention Policy

Your business data is the lifeblood of your organization. Its transmittal governs how you conduct business, its security helps establish stakeholder confidence, and its analysis helps improve processes. Yet data retention is something that’s often overlooked.   Corporate data storage and retention policies found not to be in line with accepted auditing standards and regulatory requirements can be punished by fines, …

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Explore the Process of Data Mining to Discover the Best Techniques

Sort Out the Basics of Data Mining Before Getting Started While it’s crucial to store your company’s data as distinct files and pieces of information for general record-keeping, your stored data also contains in-depth patterns, trends and relationships that can help you solve problems and gain insights. When you need to pinpoint and extract such …

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Tips for Preparing Your Next NIST Risk Assessment

In today’s environment fraught with cybercrime, hackers, and malicious attacks, no organization can be too vigilant. This is why risk management has become a crucial measure in protecting sensitive information. Given the circumstances of 2020, companies operating in every industry have come to rely more and more on cybersecurity frameworks for guidance in managing IT-related …

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Extension to ISO/IEC 27701:2019 as the new New GDPR Certification Standard

Our Takeaways from the Extension to ISO/IEC 27701:2019 – Will ISO 27701 Be the New GDPR Certification Standard?

The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect May 2018, and in spite of that, there is still no certification standard for it. In August 2019, Corporate Compliance Insights published Coalfire’s David Forman’s musings over the possible implications of the newly published Extension to ISO/IEC 27701:2019. His thoughts were set on the …

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An Important Question in Online Payments: Is PayPal PCI DSS Compliant?

Even if you or your business have never interacted with PayPal, you probably have at least a passing familiarity with the online payment giant. One of the most important things you need to know for your organization, regarding PayPal, is whether or not it is PCI DSS compliant. The short answer to that question is …

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PCI DSS QSA

I.S. Partners, LLC Certified as a Qualified Security Assessor to Perform PCI-DSS

CPA firm IS Partners, LLC, one of the nation’s premier internal controls attestation firms, is pleased to announce that it is now certified as a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA) to perform Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) audits. John DeCesare, CEO & Founder, stated, “Because of our vast knowledge and expertise in the internal …

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GDPR vs. PCI_IS Partners

Key Differences & Overlaps Between PCI and GDPR

Both PCI compliance and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are designed to enhance end-user safety and to secure personal data, but there are some key differences you should be aware of. Since PCI DSS covers the handling of credit cards and personal data and GDPR covers the use and storage of personal information, the two have some overlap …

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