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The FTC Safeguards Rule requires covered companies to develop, implement, and maintain an information security program with over 20 implemented, documented and risk assessed administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect customer information. Are your clients up on what the revised Rule requires? Are they ready to be compliant...
Building a cyber resilient workforce for is critical to a cyber security program for all companies. According to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigations Report “This year (2022) 82% of breaches involved the human element. Whether it is the Use of stolen credentials, Phishing, Misuse, or simply an Error, people continue...
by Allison Hall (Director) and Courtney Caryl (Manager), FoxPointe Solutions SOC 2+ Reporting A SOC 2 Plus Additional Subject Matter (SOC 2+) engagement allows a service auditor to assess a service organization’s compliance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants’ (AICPA) SOC 2 Trust Services Criteria (TSC), while at...
By: Emily Mosack, Security Consultant at FoxPointe Solutions Must Knows for Tax Season The end of the year and start of the new year mean tax season is approaching quickly. Tax season is one of the most active times for scammers. Thousands of people have become victims of tax scams...
This article was written by Ryan Bigelow, Director at FoxPointe Solutions Background In the class action lawsuit Martin v. Safeway Inc., the plaintiff (Martin) alleged that Safeway printed receipts for credit or debit card transactions at its gas stations displaying first six (6) and last four (4) digits of payment...
This article was written by Jessica Ramirez, Security Consultant at FoxPointe Solutions. In this day and age, the importance of having proper security controls in place is critical in order to reduce or mitigate the risk of cyberattacks. Due to the recent global pandemic, security breaches have become more apparent....
Cybersecurity Careers So, what do cybersecurity professionals do? According to Indeed, “working in cybersecurity means protecting company networks, data and various systems from digital attack.” Positions within cybersecurity can range from IT roles such as support specialist and infrastructure specialist, to more consulting roles such as analyst and consultant. As...
By Brandon Agostinelli, CISA, CCSFP; Christopher Salone, MBA, CISA, CCSFP; and Carl Cadregari, CISA, CTPRP What is the Zero Trust Architecture? As our world changes and evolves, so does the way organizations operate. Business models change, and infrastructures and networks grow and become more complex. In the past, perimeter-based architecture...
Cybersecurity Challenges in an Interconnected World In the ever-changing ecosystems that organizations operate in, business needs can change as rapidly as the weather. It’s abundantly clear that organizations must be agile so they can adapt and react to the business storms on the horizon. Budgetary constraints and increased transaction velocity...
Brandon Agostinelli – September 12, 2022 Managing Medical Devices Cybersecurity Within the healthcare industry, there is a variety of environments that utilize many different types of medical devices to deliver services to patients. As reliance on technology within the healthcare industry continues to grow, an increase in information security risk...