CODY KELLER
Category: General Business Assistance
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Let’s start with a scenario that every GRC analyst has lived through. The Real-World Disconnect Imagine you are onboarding a new SaaS provider, “Vendor X.” You send them your standard SIG Core questionnaire (all 300 rows of Excel). Three weeks later, they reply. You mark them as “Compliant” and approve the contract. Two months later,…
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There is a familiar scene that plays out in boardrooms every quarter. The CISO or Security Director stands up to present their report. They display a slide with impressive, large numbers: The security team feels proud of this work. But the Board of Directors looks confused, or worse, bored. Why? Because these are Vanity Metrics.…
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If you work in Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), you are likely familiar with the dreaded cycle of “Audit Fatigue.” It usually looks something like this: You spend Q1 scrambling to gather evidence for your ISO 27001 surveillance audit. Barely a month later, you are doing the exact same work—interviewing the same engineers and taking…
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To My Fellow California Business Owners, Navigating the complexities of running a small business is challenging enough without adding the ever-evolving landscape of data privacy into the mix. As your neighbor and cybersecurity partner at CK Cybersecurity, I want to cut through the noise and offer some straightforward, actionable advice to help you protect your…
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As we head into the final weeks of the year, offices are quieting down. Key employees are starting their vacations, and IT and security teams are often running on skeleton crews. Unfortunately, cybercriminals don’t take holidays. In fact, they specifically target these quiet periods. Attackers know that with reduced staff, a company’s detection and response…
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If your company provides any kind of cloud service, you’ve probably heard the question from a potential customer: “Are you SOC 2 compliant?” But what is a SOC 2 report, and why has it become a lynchpin for B2B trust? In simple terms, a SOC 2 report is the end result of an independent audit…
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Let’s be honest, the words “compliance” and “security policy” don’t exactly scream “excitement.” For many, they bring to mind dusty binders, dense legal jargon, and a general feeling of being told “no.” It’s easy to see these policies as a bureaucratic hurdle—a box-ticking exercise to appease auditors or clients. But what if that binder on…
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Let’s Be Honest, Your Password is Probably “Password123” In the grand digital casino of the internet, many of us are gambling with our cybersecurity like a tourist who’s had one too many complimentary cocktails. We’re clicking on suspicious links with the misplaced confidence of someone who thinks they can beat the house, using the same…
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Don’t Be a Cyber-Ostrich: Building a Robust Cybersecurity Plan for Your Company Let’s be honest, for many business leaders, cybersecurity planning feels a bit like trying to assemble a piece of furniture with instructions written in ancient hieroglyphics. You know it’s important, you see all the little pieces, but the sheer complexity of it makes…
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In today’s digital-first world, cybersecurity is not just an IT issue; it’s a fundamental business imperative. For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the stakes are higher than ever. Cybercriminals increasingly see SMBs as prime targets, assuming they have fewer resources to invest in robust security measures. The consequences of an attack can be devastating, leading…