Tag Archives: IT Compliance Louisville

Microsoft to honor California privacy law throughout U.S.

November 16, 2019 Microsoft announced last week that it will extend the data requirements included in California’s Consumer Privacy Act to all of its customers across the U.S. In a blog post last week, Julie Brill, Microsoft’s Chief Privacy Officer, said the company is a “strong supporter of California’s new law.” “We are optimistic that the California Consumer … Continue reading "Microsoft to honor California privacy law throughout U.S." Read More

ImageQuest presents Lunch and Learn on Desktop-as-a-Service

November 13, 2019 We presented a Lunch and Learn on Desktop-as-a-Service, or DaaS, today at Richland Country Club in Nashville. Mac McClenathan from Green Cloud joined our CEO, Milton Bartley, in discussing reasons to use DaaS. Among the benefits explained were: *Only needing to manage only one location for compliance. Even if an organization operates in multiple states, … Continue reading "ImageQuest presents Lunch and Learn on Desktop-as-a-Service" Read More

Do you have a ‘data graveyard’? It may cost you down the road

November 12, 2019 A publicly-traded German real estate company faces multi-million euro fines under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for retaining data “longer than necessary” on its tenants. Deutsche Wohnen is a Berlin-based property management company with a large portfolio of commercial, residential, nursing and assisted living units. In 2017, an audit of Deutche Wohnen’s data management … Continue reading "Do you have a ‘data graveyard’? It may cost you down the road" Read More

Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 – are you ready?

November 6, 2019 If your organization does business in multiple states, you’ll need to make sure your data policies are compliant with several new state laws governing data privacy. Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 in California and New York; Nevada’s took effect Oct. 1. Six additional states considered bills on the regulation of data privacy. … Continue reading "Strong data privacy laws take effect in 2020 – are you ready?" Read More

Come learn a new way to keep your team productive, secure on IT

November 1, 2019 Come have a delicious buffet lunch on us and learn more about the coming wave of Desktop-as-a-Service. What is it? How does it work? Why should I consider it for my organization? There are many benefits to Desktop-as-a-Service (often abbreviated as DaaS) that could be of value to your team. For example, with this Cloud-based … Continue reading "Come learn a new way to keep your team productive, secure on IT" Read More

ImageQuest joins Chambliss Law for Startup Week Chattanooga event

October 26, 2019 Photo courtesy Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel P.C. Chambliss Law participated in Chattanooga’s Startup Week (#startupweekCHA) with a seminar on Cybersecurity & Data Privacy, hosted by the Chambliss Startup Group. Titled “Data Dilemmas: Protecting Your Growing Business from Unforced Errors in Cybersecurity and Data Privacy” the session was a lunch-and-learn held Tuesday, Oct. 22, at the … Continue reading "ImageQuest joins Chambliss Law for Startup Week Chattanooga event" Read More

IT Compliance can be key to business growth

October 16, 2019 Meeting IT Compliance standards can be crucial to securing business from that large, regulated target client, ImageQuest’s Jay Mallory told members of the Kentuckiana Chapter of the Exit Planning Institute. Mallory, Executive Vice President, Marketing and Business Development for ImageQuest, used the example of a Durable Medical Equipment (DME) company seeking to do business with … Continue reading "IT Compliance can be key to business growth" Read More

Bloomberg: Auditors to focus more on cybersecurity posture

October 15, 2019 Whether you’ve had a breach or not – auditors are increasing their focus on your cybersecurity posture. This is because of the risk that a possible future cyber security event could cause a company’s financial statements to be materially misstated. An article in Bloomberg Law says this increased scrutiny raises questions on how the risk … Continue reading "Bloomberg: Auditors to focus more on cybersecurity posture" Read More

Cyber insurance – are you sure you have the right coverage?

October 13, 2019 Cyber insurance is back in the news, as several cities hit with ransomware recently turned to their insurance carriers for ransom payments. Can you assume that all you have to do is buy insurance and be done with it? Well, as they say in insurance, that’s pretty risky. As we noted back in our December … Continue reading "Cyber insurance – are you sure you have the right coverage?" Read More

Know who cares about what Disney Princess you are? Hackers.

October 8, 2019 Are you still answering quizzes on Social Media? Seeing friends who are answering them and inviting you to join them? October is a great month to put a stop to that behavior! You’re not just sharing interesting facts about yourself with friends – you also are giving criminals ways to impersonate you. Some of your … Continue reading "Know who cares about what Disney Princess you are? Hackers." Read More

Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks

October 6, 2019 If you’re a Windows 7 user (and you’re also one of our customers) you’ve heard that Microsoft will stop supporting it after Jan. 14, 2020. This means no more security patches and updates. 2020 is also an election year and Microsoft already is seeing evidence of Iranian hackers trying to get a pathway to disrupt … Continue reading "Clinging to Windows 7 into 2020? You’d better be OK with security risks" Read More

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits

October 3, 2019 October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Sponsored by the U.S.Department of Homeland Security, it’s a national campaign to encourage U.S. citizens to be aware of the serious threats foreign hackers and other criminals present to our online life. Today we’re endorsing the idea of “If you connect, you must protect.” Most of us have been … Continue reading "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a great time to review your online habits" Read More