Published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), NIST SP 800-171 is a standard created to help organizations protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) from unauthorized access or disclosure.

Consider two people sharing an umbrella in the rain. They both have the same goal—to reach the car dry, without dropping any of the food they purchased and intend to share—but they each have different responsibilities on the mission: one is holding the umbrella and one has to hold the food.

TAMPA, FL: Tampa-based Schellman, a leading provider of attestation and compliance services, continues to emphasize its people and culture investment, now through the appointment of Bhavna Dave as the company’s new Chief People & Culture Officer.

Tampa-based Schellman, a leading provider of cybersecurity attestation and compliance services, is pleased to announce that Craig Kallin has joined the firm as Chief Marketing Officer. Kallin is a senior marketing executive and business leader with 25+ years of experience serving financial institutions, professional services organizations, and well-known consumer brands.

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an American law that establishes the standards for safeguarding the protected health information (PHI) of patients. Violations of HIPAA occur when there is unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of that sensitive data, and the related penalties aren’t just serious—they’re complicated as well.

We all may be part of the active workforce now, diligently doing our jobs to pay the bills and live our lives. But as we do all that, I’d bet there’s not one person working that doesn’t have their eye on the “finish line.” Retirement—the time when everybody wants to sit back on the beach with a cocktail or travel the world or just relax. Still, you need money to survive even then, and where’s that going to come from if you’re not working? That’s what your 401(k) is for, and if you know what I’m talking about, you’re probably contributing to that with every paycheck. A little each time will add up in the long run, and what’s even more helpful is if you have the added bonus of an employer match.

A HIPAA violation is any failure to comply with any of the HIPAA rules and standards and the consequences for violating this law can be quite serious, with ramifications on your reputation among other things.

When you consider your spice cabinet, it probably contains a lot of different things—salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika, etc.