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SecurityMetrics Guide to PCI DSS Compliance

The 2018 SecurityMetrics Guide to PCI DSS Compliance will help you understand current PCI requirements and trends, so that you can better protect...
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Card Data Discovery: Unencrypted Credit Card Data...

Can businesses store credit card information? The short answer is, “yes.” PCI DSS requirement 3 focuses on the protection of stored cardholder...

What is Vulnerability Scanning?

What is Vulnerability Scanning? Vulnerability scanners are technically computer programs that search systems for weaknesses. Hackers can take...

SecurityMetrics 2019 PCI Compliance Guide

Compliance with any mandate takes time and planning. But, thousands of customers and readers use PCI Compliance Guide to make the PCI compliance...

5 Tips to Implement Security Awareness at Your Company

Whether you’re a CIO, the head of IT, or in a non-security-related position, if your data security practices are unclear, your company is at a...

The Importance of Cybersecurity Education:...

The importance of cybersecurity: SecurityMetrics Academy is a free educational course designed for anyone who wants to learn about data security.

Securing Mobile Devices with Mobile Encryption

Say you have a tablet that has sensitive information on it, such as card data, personal information, etc. If that tablet is stolen, all that data...

IT Checklists for PCI Compliance

While C-level executives and compliance officers may oversee a PCI compliance program at the highest levels, it’s the IT managers and teams who...

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...

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...

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...

Our Top 5 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2017

Our Top 5 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2017

PCI Standards: Which PCI SAQ is Right for My Business?

PCI Standards: Which PCI SAQ is Right for My Business? A PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (PCI SAQ) is a merchant’s statement of PCI compliance....

Employee Security Training Tips: Social Engineering

Employee Security Training Tips: Social Engineering

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