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The Linford & Company Blog is written by our very own auditors, who are experts in IT audits, information security, and compliance topics. Their auditing experience encompasses a broad spectrum of industries and organizations, and their specialized expertise can help your company or organization make the right decision for your auditing needs. Our specific areas of focus in our IT Audit & Compliance Blog include SOC 1 Audits, SOC 2 Audits, HIPAA Audits, HITRUST Certification, and FedRAMP Assessments, NIST & CMMC, and Penetration Testing.
Some people may not believe this, but information security’s purpose is, or should be, to serve the business and help the company understand and manage its overall risk. Sure, there are some security professionals that appear to have the goal of spending as much money as possible and getting the latest and greatest software, and there are also some that like to say “no”…for everything…all the time, but the good ones are there to help.
A FedRAMP Readiness Assessment is an opportunity for Cloud Service Providers (CSP) targeting government clients to demonstrate that they are ready to begin the FedRAMP process in earnest. With the end goal being a Provisional ATO (P-ATO) from the Joint Authorization Board (JAB) or an ATO granted by a Federal Agency, CSPs, through the […]
The definition of attestation is to affirm to be correct. In accounting, an attestation engagement is the process of providing an opinion on published financial and other business information of a business, public agency or other organization.
According to ISACA’s State of Cyber Security 2019, 72% of organizations have a chief information security officer (CISO). Also, in that study, only 55% of organizations have an increasing security budget. For many small and mid-sized organizations, budgets are already tight, and hiring a full-time CISO may seem like a luxury. So how does an […]
The first step in conducting a HIPAA security compliance audit is to “take inventory” of the electronic protected health information (ePHI) environment.
Have you ever thought about what you would do if someone obtained access to all the information you stored electronically?
The SOC 2 Privacy criteria is one of the AICPA’s five Trust Services Criteria that may be included in a System and Organization Control (SOC) report that a service organization provides to its user entities. On the other hand, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an enforceable legislative act in place to protect the […]
Benefits and risks of a mobile workforce and strategies to help mitigate associated risks. Shopping for a mobile device management solution for your organization or simply considering bring your own device (BYOD)? Well, we all know the convenience and benefits regarding the use of mobile devices in an organization, some of which include: increased productivity […]
Throughout 2018 and 2019, the OCR has identified the failure to conduct and adequate risk assessment as a key finding in nearly half of their settlements. Making it the largest single source of identified HIPAA violations. Many organizations undergo some level of third party reporting on their compliance with the HIPAA security rule. Generally these […]
We live in a complex world with seemingly continual headlines of breaches, hacks, and other nefarious online activity. Security programs must be robust enough to address the continual threats bombarding organizations today. Security practitioners have a lot on their plate — identification and authentication, access control, encryption of data in transit and at rest, data […]
