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As a C3PAO, Rimstorm Is Ahead of The Curve. You Can Be, Too.
February 18, 2021 It's official: Rimstorm is now one of the first 20 companies to be approved as a C3PAO. We're proud to be ahead of the curve on this one, and we are proud to have yet another avenue of service for our partners. What exactly is a C3PAO and what does...
The United States Was Recently Attacked. And It Was Much Bigger Than Anyone Thought.
January 22, 2021 For those of you who have been following our social media feed as well as recent news, you probably already know about the massive cyberattack committed against the US that was announced earlier in December. Russian government hackers breached the...
Remote Payment Tips for 2021
January 05, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has quickly changed how small businesses accept payments. Merchants that previously only had brick-and-mortar locations are moving to accept e-commerce and over-the-phone transactions, and there is always an element of risk...
Good News for Small Businesses: Digital Payment Security Is Improving
December 21, 2020 Digital payments are made every day now, but security issues are still a major cause for concern for many small businesses. A study of businesses conducted by the PCI Security Standards Council found that 67% of respondents cited a lack of visible...
Updates Cause Necessary Downtime: Here’s How to Minimize It
December 15, 2020 We talk about the importance of updating your software all the time — whether it’s applying the dreaded Windows Update patches from Microsoft every Patch Tuesday or completely removing depreciated applications. It’s no secret that these updates can...
The Fundamentals of Endpoint Security
December 7, 2020 How familiar are you with endpoint security? It’s by far one of the more critical areas to address when it comes to protecting your organization from outside harm. In today’s blog, we’ll be giving a basic overview of endpoint security and sharing how...
Don’t Let These Common CMMC Myths Hurt Your Business
November 17, 2020 Do you think you know enough about CMMC in order to obtain your certification? You might want to double-check some of the core items you may have read. There’s a surprising amount of misinformation floating around out there, and we’ve identified...
Rules Within Rules: Are You Ready for the Latest Additions to DFARS?
November 13, 2020 If you’re unfamiliar with DFARS, it’s essentially a supplementary set of rules to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In September, the Department of Defense (DoD) added a new rule to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, with...
HIPAA Compliance and Managed Security in Health Care
October 23, 2020 In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a reminder for HIPAA adherence pertaining to the ways that patient information can be shared during outbreaks of infectious disease and other emergency...
October Is Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October 20, 2020 We are now in October, and officially in the middle of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. While cybersecurity should be at the forefront of everyone’s minds all year long, October in particular is a time designated for us to really take stock of...
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