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IT Checklists for PCI Compliance

We include an PCI IT Audit checklist PDF in our PCI Guide to give IT teams the support they need to fulfill each PCI DSS requirement, one by...
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Lessons from Data Breaches in 2017 and What to Expect in 2018

Which data breach predictions came true in 2017 and what to expect for 2018. SecurityMetrics' Forensic Investigations Team has been helping...

PCI Council Releases PCI DSS 3.2.1: What You Need to Know

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently announced the release of the PCI DSS 3.2.1. The Council previously...

How Much Does HIPAA Compliance Cost?

Lack of budget is a plague that affects risk and compliance officers at health organizations of all sizes. 
This post will give you the...

GDPR 101 Part 3: What Should I Do Now?

If you are a merchant, or any organization that handles the personal data of European Union citizens, you will need to comply with the GDPR. Here...

How Prepared are UK Businesses for GDPR?

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on May 25, 2018. This government mandate introduces tougher laws about...

Top 5 PCI Blog Posts for SMBs

PCI for SMBs: as an SMB owner, your business size and card processing environment will ultimately determine which SAQ you need to follow. But it’s...

Resources from the PCI Council: Payment Data Security Essentials

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI Council or PCI SSC) recently announced the release of a “Payment Data Essentials” series...

GDPR 101 Part 2: What are the Requirements of GDPR?

Learn the bases about the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. This article covers the “what” of the GDPR: its terms, requirements, and the...

What are the 12 requirements of PCI DSS Compliance?

What are the 12 requirements of PCI? The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a security standard developed and maintained by...

Takeaways from Our 2018 PCI Guide

Looking for a Guide to PCI Compliance? Merchants use the 2018 SecurityMetrics PCI Guide both as a desk-side PCI reference and as a tool to direct...

What's Inside Our 2018 PCI Guide

We’ve officially launched our 2018 Guide to Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance. Inside our PCI Guide you’ll find...

No Spreadsheets Needed: Manage HIPAA Compliance in...

Health organizations were hit hard in 2017—the healthcare industry experienced 23.7% of total data breaches that year. This trend of cyber-attacks...

GDPR FAQs

GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It was designed to harmonize data privacy laws across Europe, protect and empower all EU...

2018 PANscan Results: Storage of Credit Card Data on the Rise

Primary account numbers (PAN) are the 14-, 15-, or 16-digit credit card numbers used to identify individual cards. If merchants unknowingly store...

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