by Stephen Kennen | Mar 17, 2020 | Business Continuity, Data Compliance, Network Security
We can’t predict how bad the coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to get. The medical professionals I’ve communicated with indicate that it’s going to depend on what happens in the next two to three weeks. Right now, social distancing is a must. For...
by Stephen Kennen | Jan 29, 2020 | Data Compliance, Network Security
In 2019, our state saw its share of cybercrime. From ransomware to malicious code, I can document at least 9 North Carolina cybersecurity incidents that happened last year. And here’s what’s sobering. This is probably the tip of the iceberg as CSO reports the...
by Stephen Kennen | Oct 4, 2019 | Data Compliance
Every tax preparer needs a data security plan. That isn’t just my opinion. According to a July 2019 IRS announcement, “all ‘professional tax preparers’ must create a written data security plan.” The IRS cites the Safeguards Rule of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
by Stephen Kennen | Apr 22, 2019 | Data Compliance
It doesn’t matter if your business is a restaurant chain, marketing consultancy, or event-planning group. It makes no difference if you’re a small-sized firm or a large organization. If your company has a merchant account and takes payments by credit card, then PCI...
by Stephen Kennen | Feb 27, 2019 | Data Compliance
The data doesn’t lie. According to the FTC’s Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book records, identity theft reports in North Carolina jumped from 9,424 in 2017 to 11,481 in 2018. In fact, if you compare the 2017 and 2018 publications, you’ll discover that North Carolina...
by Stephen Kennen | Feb 11, 2019 | Data Compliance
Data records are lost, stolen or compromised at an alarming rate. Currently, it’s estimated that there are more than 6.1 million data records lost every day, a number that averages out to more than 4,000 every single minute. While data breaches occur in businesses of...
