What was different about 2018 that will confound us in 2019? Is there anything new in 2019 that will cause problems for us? By ‘us’ I mean businesses trying to keep going with their business lives. I.e. run your business, try to make profits, grow product lines or services. None of us are in tune … Read more
If you accept credit cards you need PCI compliance If you have health data then you need HIPAA compliance. A financial company gets many pieces of compliance which depends on what types of financial instruments you sell. You may need other types of compliance. Unfortunately PCI compliance does not require a backup of your critical … Read more
So that we are all on the same page -Vulnerability Management is when an IT department manages it’s inventory of devices with regard to what vulnerabilities each device could be at risk for. So if every system you own has a vulnerability, and you have 1000 systems it could get a bit challenging to manage. … Read more
Did you think it would never happen? Microsoft and Linux are increasing in their ties to each other. So as we protect systems in our networks, we are increasingly incorporating Linux systems for various reasons, Web servers, specific SQL server database needs or other reasons (file sharing or other support systems). A potential threat vector … Read more
VISA had a presentation last week online to discuss this very question “PCI DSS Validation Process” We will get into the list shortly… First let’s discuss why one needs a validation process. PCI stands for Payment Card Industry and in fact the PCI standards organization is composed of Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express and JCB(Japan … Read more