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Managed PCI Compliance Programs for Merchants and Acquirers

For Managed PCI Programs, merchant compliance numbers get stuck for a number of reasons. Common roadblocks include a long and technical compliance...
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Who Owns Third-Party Security Risk Management

Third-party security risk management (TPRM) is the process of analyzing and addressing risks associated with outsourcing to third-party vendors or...

5 Acquirer Tips for PCI DSS Program Success

One of the major goals of a SecurityMetrics PCI Program is to close data security and compliance gaps and avoid data breaches. PCI DSS compliance...

Amazon Sidewalk Gives Users One Week to Opt Out of Mass...

Tune in this week as Heff and Forrest discuss Amazon Sidewalk and their short notice to allow users to opt of of their wireless sharing.

Can You Store Unencrypted Credit Card Data? 2021:...

Card data discovery is an important part of payment data security and complying with PCI DSS requirement 3. If you are going to store credit card...

What are the HITRUST Requirements? 3 Steps To Get...

How do you become HITRUST certified? Specific HITRUST requirements are available through HITRUST’s MyCSF portal and will include various...

Colonial Pipeline Breach | SecurityMetrics News

Watch this week as Heff and Forrest dive into the latest on the HUGE US Colonial Pipeline breach, the recent D.C. police ransomware, and the...

2021 Data Breach Forensic Predictions and What Happened...

The year 2020 was surprising in many ways and the digital forensics industry offered some surprises as well as some more predictable outcomes....

The 2021 Guide to PCI DSS Compliance Has Launched

The PCI Guide includes interactive and printable IT checklists for every requirement, stories and tips from our security analysts (QSAs), forensic...

Improve Your Security Posture with NIST Cybersecurity Framework

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has provided the NIST cybersecurity framework to guide small-to-medium sized...

Ivanti Pulse Secure Breach | SecurityMetrics News

In this shorter, quicker version of SecurityMetrics News, Heff and Forrest bring you your threat intelligence digest. They discuss the recent...

Cybersecurity Attack Surfaces: How to Protect All Your Locations

In the cybersecurity world, an attack surface is any area of potential exposure to a cyber threat. A company’s attack surfaces depend on industry,...

SecurityMetrics Podcast: Cybersecurity Podcast with...

Host and Principal Security Analyst Jen Stone (MCIS, CISSP, CISA, QSA) brings on guests with unique viewpoints that are important to the entire...

FBI Remotely Hacking Computers to Aid Microsoft Exchange...

Heff and Forrest analyze the recent court order allowing the FBI to remotely hack hundreds of private computers. They also cover recent malware...

How to Maintain Security When Employees Work Remotely

Maintain security when employees work remotely Helping employees work from home securely is important for all businesses, but with this post we...

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