As the holidays approach and 2021 draws to a close, we want to take this opportunity to pause and reflect on the past year. 2021 was a big year for…
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Cybersecurity, at its core, is about people. While it’s easy to get lost in the technicalities of securing a system, it’s important to remember security matters for protecting the data…
With cyberattacks and data breaches on the rise, consumers have grown increasingly concerned with how companies use, protect, and store their data. A survey from Ping Identity found that 63%…
Here at BARR, we believe that when security comes first, compliance follows. In the first blog of this three part series, we’ll explore the relationship between security and compliance and…
Original article written and published by cybersecurity news publication Threat.Technology on September 2, 2021, based on an interview with Brad Thies, founder and president of BARR. BARR Advisory specializes in…
Not long ago, hackers focused on stealing financial data. The digitization of financial transactions brought heavy regulation and security to protect those transactions, but thieves still found ways to steal…
Today, most businesses rely on third-party vendors and service providers to outsource business processes. For small businesses especially, this practice is the norm for good reason. Vendors can cut costs…
For most cloud service providers (CSPs), a compliance audit is, at best, a necessary evil—the root canal of the business world. Like a root canal, it can be a painful…
The business world is almost entirely reliant on cloud computing, with 99 percent of organizations using at least one cloud in 2021, according to Flexera. This phenomenon has only accelerated…
Joe from the marketing department could lose his documents if your outsourced infrastructure isn’t secure. That might not seem like the end of the world (unless you’re Joe), but if…
