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If you are an active participant in the world of technology, you have likely heard the term “cloud computing.” Cloud computing is the practice of using remote servers accessed over the Internet to store, process, and manage data, instead of using local servers. Cloud computing is a vastly growing practice. Predictions estimate the worldwide public […]

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Data breaches and security incidents are being reported daily from organizations across all industries and geographical locations. We hear of high profile breaches on the news and on social media that outline how the breach occurred and who is affected. However, the steps the breached organization must take to report the incident are often not […]

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The independent school community faces a unique set of challenges when securing their sensitive data, with students, parents, facility, and administrators traversing the network from a variety of different platforms each day. COMPASS has had the pleasure of working with independent schools across the country over the past few years. Most of these engagements begin […]

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It is common practice for people to use the same password for multiple sites. It is estimated that 73% of online accounts are guarded by duplicated passwords. This is highly convenient for users because nobody wants to remember several passwords. Why would you not just use the same password? Well, employing the same password to […]

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Risk management is the practice of balancing an organization’s business mission with the inherent risks and threats that could negatively impact the organization to ensure that adequate risk treatment methods are in place. To guarantee that this occurs in a structured manner, organizations typically have a risk manager (formal or informal) that is responsible for […]

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COMPASS Cyber Security hosted Boys’ Latin (BL) student, Alex Meyers, for his senior project. The intent of this project is for BL students to gain exposure and receive hands-on experience in a field that they are interested in pursuing for their future studies and careers. Alex chose COMPASS because he believes in the overall message […]

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Last week approximately 130 members of the Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) gathered in Linthicum, MD for the 2017 Business and Industry annual conference. I had the honor of presenting a session on emerging cyber security threats and practical risk management tips. The goals of the session was to arm the accounting professionals […]