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NIST Recommendations for Security in the Outsourced Cloud
NIST (The National Institute of Standards and Technology) provides a number of recommendations addressing security and privacy issues with outsourcing cloud hosting services in its Guidelines on Security and Privacy in Public Cloud Computing published last December: Governance NIST refers … Continue reading
Two-Factor Authentication to Meet HIPAA and PCI Compliance
What is Two-Factor Authentication? The simplest example may be the use of an ATM/debit card – this combines two factors; one is something you own (the card) and the other is something you know (the PIN number). Employees and other … Continue reading
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Global Payments Inc. PCI Data Breach Affects 1.5 Million
Nearly 1.5 million consumers have been hit by a major credit card hack – a statement by Global Payments Inc. reports that credit card numbers may have been exported by hackers with access to its payment processing system. Global Payments … Continue reading
PCI Compliance with Service Providers
The PCI sub-requirements and testing procedures 12.8-12.84 concern the relationship between merchants and their service providers, including PCI compliant hosting providers. The sub-requirements fall under the main requirement #12: Maintain an Information Security Policy – meaning a merchant must maintain a … Continue reading
PCI Compliance Status & Data Breaches
Only 21 percent of organizations were found to be fully PCI compliant during their first assessment of attestation in the Verizon 2011 Payment Card Industry Compliance Report, showing only a 1 percent increase since their 2010 report (statistics based on … Continue reading
Mobile Security: Are Most Apps Safe?
With smartphones and social media platforms becoming a major means of communication between friends, family and co-workers, we have come to appreciate the evolution of mobile applications. With over 500,000 apps on iPhone, 350,000 on Android and thousands more on … Continue reading
Guide to PCI Compliance Levels & Merchant Types
Do you know what level of PCI (Payment Card Industry) compliance your company falls under? Or even what merchant type best categorizes your payment process? Here’s your guide to the four different levels of PCI compliance as mandated by the … Continue reading
Recent Data Breaches Exemplify the Importance of PCI Compliance
Strafor, the latest target of hackers, lost credit cardholder data in December that was released to the public later that month. The data belonged to thousands of customers, including politicians, military officers, government officials and business executives. Stratfor is a … Continue reading
Data Breach Results in Email Marketing Spam
Just before the New Year, I received a strange email that appeared to be sent from the New York Times regarding my account. But the email referenced renewing my home delivery subscription, which I don’t have – I only have … Continue reading
Data Center Standards Cheat Sheet: From HIPAA to SOC 2
With the confusion regarding what audits and auditor reports apply to certain aspects of data center standards, I felt the need to create a basic data center/hosting solution audit cheat sheet to simplify matters. Here’s your comprehensive guide to data … Continue reading
