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PCI DSS, CISO, vCISO, Penetration Testing, HIPAA, Security Program, Risk Assessment, Red Teaming

The 0-day in the Room Nobody is Talking About: Scope

Scope is an important shaping tool that, when leveraged properly, can help enhance engagement outcomes during penetration testing, red team and other security operations. Like any tool, however, when used incorrectly it can have devastating consequences.

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PCI DSS

PCI DSS Version 4.0: Preparing for the Future

The first quarter of the year 2022 should be an exciting time for everyone working with PCI DSS. The PCI Security Standards Council is scheduled to release first a “Stakeholder Preview” of the long-awaited PCI DSS v4.0, and then, presumably some

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PCI DSS

Common Key Controls Tested in PCI DSS Assessments

As a company interested or required to become PCI DSS compliant, there is a list of key controls you must have in place, and appropriate evidence to be to be retained to provide the PCI DSS assessors during the testing period. Being able to easily

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Penetration Testing, Security Program, CCPA, ISO27001

Do you have APIs? How do you test them?

Application Program Interfaces (APIs) have changed in nature in recent years and are increasingly (and sometimes inadvertently) being made available to users of web services, the “Apps” (applications) on mobile devices, and internally for the web

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SOC2, CISO, vCISO, Security Program

Using a vCISO Service to Achieve and Retain a SOC 2 Certification

CSO Online, which knows plenty about what goes into ensuring security, makes a strong case for hiring a virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO). It notes that fulltime CISOs “can be hard to come by, often stay in their job for two years

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PCI DSS, Privacy

TokenEx and Truvantis: A Combined Solution for Uncompromising Security

Modern organizations must collect and store sensitive personal and payment data to process payments, compile analytics, and enable users to get the most out of their digital experiences. However, the systems and processes necessary to protect these

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PCI DSS, CISO, vCISO

Use a vCISO to Achieve and Maintain PCI DSS Compliance

PCI is a strong security Framework. If you are a business owner, you have probably heard about the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). All organizations that store, process, or transmit payment card transactions must adhere to

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Privacy, CCPA

Changes to CCPA for 2021

January 1, 2021 will be the one year anniversary of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect, at least in theory. Forced into existence through privacy activism and the threat of a state ballot initiative, it remains the first

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SOC2, CISO, vCISO, Security Program

Video | 11 Steps to Achieve SOC 2 Compliance

Are you looking to start your SOC 2 Audit for this year? Here is a video that will guide you through your first SOC 2 audit using 11 steps. Overview Your customers have probably asked for your SOC 2 report, or it may be required to seal the deal on

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PCI DSS

What Constitutes a Primary Function for PCI DSS?

PCI DSS requirement 2.2.1.a says “describe how system configurations verified that only one primary function per server is implemented.”

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