Cybersecurity Consultant at Scottship Solutions
Josh Bass is a Cybersecurity Consultant at Scottship Solutions and the firm's primary voice on cloud services and security. He leads security assessments and compliance audits for mission-driven organizations, with a focus on healthcare and community health providers working under HIPAA, plus human services agencies, child advocacy centers, and grantmakers. His work covers phishing prevention, data protection, security policy, risk assessment, and cloud security for organizations moving to Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Josh is CompTIA Security+ certified. He writes about building a defensible security posture on a nonprofit budget, meeting HIPAA and state privacy requirements, and catching threats before they turn into incidents.
Certifications: CompTIA Security+
Industries served: Healthcare & Community Health (HIPAA), Human Services, Child Advocacy, Foundations & Grantmakers
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