What Does a CPA Firm's WISP Actually Need to Include?
A practical look at the written plan, operating controls and evidence that turn a WISP from a downloaded document into a working security program.
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Clear, practical explanations of the IT, cybersecurity and compliance issues that matter to businesses, CPA firms and medical practices.
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CPA & Accounting
The FTC Safeguards Rule for CPA Firms: What It Means in Practice
The Safeguards Rule translated into practical program ownership, risk assessment, safeguards, testing, training and vendor oversight for accounting firms.
Read Article →What Is a Qualified Individual—and Does Your CPA Firm Need One?
How a firm-designated Qualified Individual governs the security program, how technical providers support execution and why incident communications need a separately assigned role.
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Medical Practices
Your Cloud EHR Doesn't Make Your Medical Practice HIPAA Compliant
Why the EHR is only one part of a shared-responsibility environment that also includes identities, endpoints, email, networks, people and documentation.
Read Article →HIPAA Security Risk Analysis: What a Small Medical Practice Actually Needs
A plain-language guide to scoping ePHI, identifying threats and vulnerabilities, evaluating safeguards and documenting a usable remediation plan.
Read Article →When Your Healthcare Vendor Is Breached, What Happens to Your Practice?
How BAAs, data inventories, notification terms, incident readiness and the practice’s own documentation affect the response to a vendor incident.
Read Article →Two Medical Practices, One Office: Where HIPAA Risk Gets Complicated
Practical ways independent practices can share space or providers while keeping identities, devices, data, networks and responsibilities appropriately separated.
Read Article →Website Accessibility for Medical Practices: Section 504 and WCAG 2.1 AA
If your practice receives federal financial assistance from HHS, new Section 504 requirements may affect your website and mobile applications. Here’s what WCAG 2.1 AA means, who is covered, and when the current deadlines take effect.
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IT & Cybersecurity
Cyber Insurance: Your Application Needs to Match Your Actual Security
Why underwriting answers should reflect controls that are implemented, maintained and verifiable—not assumptions or planned improvements.
Read Article →Backup, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Are Not the Same Thing
A practical explanation of the three layers of resilience—and why a successful backup job does not prove the business can recover.
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