CPRA Compliance Checklist: Requirements, Steps & Ongoing Management
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has the authority to hold businesses accountable for data privacy gaps, and it's using that authority. The CPPA has moved beyond advisory guidance...
AI Readiness Assessment Explained: Definition, Scope, and Purpose
Many AI initiatives start the same way: someone identifies a promising tool, runs a pilot, secures budget approval, and then discovers the infrastructure can't support it, the data isn't...
Phased Approach to AI Implementation Success
Organizations rushing to adopt AI tools all too often discover that technology alone doesn’t guarantee success. Without proper assessment, security controls, and governance frameworks, AI initiatives can actually produce...
Developing Your AI Strategy: A Steering Committee Is the Foundation
AI is a business transformation, not just another piece of software or a standalone technology initiative. In regulated and security-sensitive industries, it also changes how data is handled, how...
Xantrion’s 25-Year History: How Managed IT Evolved With Regulation, Risk, and AI
In 2000, Anne Bisagno and Tom Snyder founded Xantrion with a clear vision: building a people-focused IT services company. Twenty-five years later, our growth tracks the same pressures our...
What Is CPRA? Understanding the California Privacy Rights Act
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is California’s data privacy law that expands consumer rights and imposes stricter obligations on businesses regarding the collection, use, and protection of personal...
Manufacturing Regulatory Compliance: A Complete Guide
Manufacturing regulatory requirements represent a moving target for food and beverage companies, automotive suppliers, and other makers and builders. Regulations shift. Enforcement changes. Penalties change. Along with fines, the...
Understanding Regulatory Compliance in Healthcare: A Complete Guide
Healthcare organizations deal with more regulations than almost any other industry. Unlike other industries, where you may focus on a single set of rules, healthcare regulatory compliance involves managing...
Middle Market Priorities for 2026: Why Compliance, Automation, and AI Are Top of the List
Middle-market organizations occupy an interesting space. They are too large to fly under the regulatory radar but too small to have the deep resources of enterprise-level companies. And if...
Xantrion’s Most-Read Cybersecurity Posts of 2025: What Resonated with Readers
What cybersecurity topics kept you coming back in 2025? The numbers tell a clear story. IT leaders, security professionals, and business decision-makers were searching for straightforward answers to real problems....
Benefits of Managed IT Services for Your Business
Businesses of every description are reporting a significant shift in their IT needs. While the cybersecurity talent shortage remains acute, 59% of surveyed organizations now report widening skills gaps...
Law Firm Compliance: Requirements, Risks & Regulatory Solutions
Modern law firms face responsibilities that extend well beyond traditional legal ethics. Today, effective governance and cybersecurity maturity are equally essential—because protecting client data is no longer optional, it is...
Financial Services Compliance: Complete 2026 Guide
Financial services compliance governs how banks, investment firms, credit unions, insurance companies, and fintech platforms operate within regulatory boundaries. Compliance requirements exist to protect consumers, prevent financial crime, maintain...
Threat and Vulnerability Management Explained
Organizations face thousands of new security weaknesses each year. The challenge isn’t just finding these gaps, but also determining which pose the greatest risk and addressing them before attackers...
What Is IAM? A Cyber Security Guide to Identity & Access Management
Identity and Access Management (IAM) is the framework of policies, processes, and technologies that ensures the right people have the right access to the right resources at the right...
What Is SOC 2? Understanding SOC 2 Compliance, the Framework & Requirements
SOC 2 provides a framework for service organizations to show customers and stakeholders that they take data security seriously. Understanding SOC 2 can help you build trust, win more...
In September 2025, a cyberattack brought Jaguar Land Rover to a standstill for five weeks. Production facilities across the globe shut down. Workers stayed home. The ripple effects impacted...
ISO 27001 Risk Assessment Framework Explained
Ransomware. Insider risks. System failures. Data breaches. Your organization faces no shortage of threats, but without a clear method to identify and evaluate those risks, you're making security decisions...
A Practical Roadmap for Secure AI Adoption in the Legal Industry
At the recent Association of Legal Administrators (ALA) AI Meeting, Larry Piazza of Lewis and Llewellyn joined Christian Kelly, Chief Technology Officer at Xantrion, to share real-world insights on...
IT Security Audit Guide: Cybersecurity Audits Explained
Imagine this: It's a typical Wednesday morning when your systems suddenly go dark. Hackers have stolen your customer database, phones are ringing nonstop with panicked clients, and regulators are...
ISO 27001 Certification Cost: What to Expect
Cybercrime is on the rise and getting more sophisticated. It’s no wonder organizations worldwide are making cybersecurity their top priority. It’s also why ISO 27001 has become a framework...
Who Needs ISO 27001? A Guide by Industry
The ISO 27001 certification isn't actually a regulatory requirement. But that doesn't mean you can safely ignore it. That's because it is quickly becoming a vital operational standard in...
Cybersecurity Skills Gap & Talent Shortage 2025
The cybersecurity landscape is evolving faster than ever, but many organizations are struggling to keep pace. A growing cybersecurity skills gap is leaving mid-market firms particularly vulnerable, as the...
ISO 27001 vs. SOC 2 & NIST: A Framework Comparison
Choosing the right cybersecurity framework can feel overwhelming. You're juggling customer demands, regulatory requirements, and budget constraints while trying to build a security program that works. Three frameworks consistently...
Stronger Incident Response with ISO 27001: Here’s How
First, the good news: the average global cost of the average data breach dropped in 2024 for the first time in five years. Now the bad news: that cost...
Understanding ISO 27001: A Beginner’s Guide to Information Security Compliance
A Midwestern city declares a state of emergency after its systems are hacked. Tens of millions of health records are exposed in a healthcare company breach. A retail chain...
S-P Amendment Compliance Checklist
On May 16, 2024, the SEC expanded the requirements of Regulation S-P to require covered financial institutions to take additional steps to detect, respond, and recover from unauthorized access,...
The IT Leader’s Guide to Employee Offboarding: Risks, Workflows & Best Practices
Employee offboarding is the formal process of managing an employee's departure, from resignation or termination, through the complete revocation of access to the company's systems, data, and facilities. And...
How to Beat the IT Skills Shortage and Talent Gap
Organizations today face two major IT challenges: rising costs and increasing difficulty in finding and retaining qualified professionals. Building essential capabilities like a Network Operations Center (NOC) or Security...
How to Succeed with AI Integration: Guidelines for Growing Businesses
AI literacy is the most in-demand skill of 2025, and 88% of business leaders are prioritizing speeding up their AI adoption. The trend is clear: AI integration is shifting...
