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Mitigate IT Risk & Accelerate IT Maturity in Local Governments with Impact Makers

by [Impact Makers](/content/author/impactmakers/ "Posts by Impact Makers"/index.html) | Apr 6, 2022 | Public Sector, Risk

Cybersecurity is a significant issue in local governments because of external systems needing to connect with the public. For example, Impact Makers’ Vice President Joe Pugh remembers from his ten years serving at Chesterfield County that they had forty-seven lines of...

The Realities of Ransomware. Prevent, Protect, Prepare.

by [Impact Makers](/content/author/impactmakers/ "Posts by Impact Makers"/index.html) | Sep 21, 2021 | Advisory / Strategy, Public Sector, Risk

Over the past year, there have been several high-profile ransomware attacks in which the target paid the ransom. In May, Colonial Pipeline was hacked with ransomware by DarkSide. This left many on the East Coast without gas and caused panicked gas stockpiling.

COVID-19 Funding for the Public Sector: What’s Left?

by [Impact Makers](/content/author/impactmakers/ "Posts by Impact Makers"/index.html) | May 14, 2020 | Company, Public Sector

By Brooke Willemstyn, Associate Consultant When the CARES Act passed on March 27, 2020, an impressive $2 trillion became steadily available as federal relief and stimulus trickled out to the American people. Rampant discussion has followed the publication of...

Leveraging SOC Reports

by [Impact Makers](/content/author/impactmakers/ "Posts by Impact Makers"/index.html) | Oct 18, 2019 | Risk

Part 3 of 3: How to Review SOC Reports for More Business Value By Zachary Ugol, Risk Management Consultant We have been discussing System and Organization Controls (SOC) reports and how they can be a used to establish and maintain trust between service providers and...

Decoding SOC Reports

by [Impact Makers](/content/author/impactmakers/ "Posts by Impact Makers"/index.html) | Oct 18, 2019 | Risk

Part 2 of 3: Understanding SOC Reports to Build Trust and Reduce Risk By Zachary Ugol, Risk Management Consultant As noted in our earlier blog, System and Organization Controls (SOC) can be helpful tool in establishing and maintaining trust between service providers...