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Our Top 5 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2017
Data Security

Start 2018 with our top blogs to help you with your data security and compliance efforts.

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PCI Advice for New ISOs
PCI Partner

PCI advice for new ISOs. Here are three tips to help Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) better position their PCI program

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

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.

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Employee Security Training Tips: Social Engineering
Training

More often than not, data breaches are the result of an attack that takes advantage of our inattention and naiveté: social engineering.

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Do You Need a Web Application Penetration Test?
Penetration Testing

Do You Need a Web Application Penetration Test? It’s important for your business to find and remediate any vulnerabilities your web applications may have. This is where web application penetration testing comes in.

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What's in Our 2018 SecurityMetrics HIPAA Guide?
HIPAA

The 2018 SecurityMetrics Guide to HIPAA Compliance will help you better understand how to protect patient data from inevitable future attacks. Our guide includes survey results that identify current HIPAA trends and will be helpful for beginners and seasoned experts.

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PCI DSS Requirement 12: Leverage Policy to Improve Security
PCI

If your organization has ever had a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) assessment, you’ve probably noticed the big emphasis on having documented security policies and procedures.

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Holiday Security Tips
Data Security

Holiday Security Tips: While the busyness of the holidays can provide cover for cybercriminal activity, there are a few things your business can do to protect against data breaches this holiday season.

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5 Security Best Practices for Protecting Your HIPAA-Compliant Data
HIPAA

5 Security Best Practices for Protecting Your HIPAA-Compliant Data: encrypt everything, assess your risk, train your people, be vigilant and ready to act, and read buisness associate agreements and find partnerships you trust.

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What is Network Penetration Testing?
Penetration Testing

What is network penetration testing? PCI DSS Requirement 11 calls for regular vulnerability scanning and penetration testing.

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Understanding the PCI SSC Multi-Factor Authentication Supplement
PCI Audit

An in-depth look at the PCI Security Standard Council’s recent MFA guidance supplement and what it means for your organization.

Requirement 11
PCI Requirement 11: Vulnerability Scans and Penetration Tests
Penetration Testing

PCI Requirement 11 discusses vulnnerability scanning and penetration testing.

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WPA2 Security Flaw “KRACK” Puts Wi-Fi Devices at Risk
Data Security

On October 16, 2017, the WPA2 Security Flaw “KRACK” vulnerability was made public.

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HIPAA FAQ: What is HIPAA?
HIPAA

Learn about the most common questions about HIPAA compliance.

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Are You Ready for PCI DSS 3.2?
PCI Trends

PCI DSS 3.2 replaced 3.1 on October 31 of 2016.

PCI DSS FAQ inside: Learn the basics of PCI compliance
PCI DSS Compliance FAQ: What is PCI Compliance?
SMB

Learn about the fundamentals of PCI DSS compliance.

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How Does Network Segmentation Affect PCI Scope?
PCI

Segmentation is important for preventing breaches and hacks, as well as a method to reduce PCI scope.

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HIPAA Business Associate Agreements 101
HIPAA Audit

Find out more about the essentials of HIPAA Business Associate Agreements.

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PCI Requirement 10: Logging and Log Monitoring
PCI

PCI requirement 10 is all about logging and log monitoring.

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How Much Does a Pentest Cost?
Penetration Testing

The most accurate way to know if you’re safe from a hacker is through live penetration testing, also called pen testing, or ethical hacking.

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SAQ D: What's Required for Service Providers
PCI Audit

If you are a service provider who stores credit card data, PCI SAQ D likely applies to you.

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PCI DSS Requirement 9: Upping Your Physical Security
PCI

PCI requirement 9 is all about physical security.

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SSL to TLS v1.2: Tips for Migration
PCI

Are you still using SSL encryption or TLS v1.0? If so, you’re putting your business at greater risk.

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SAQ D: The Basics of Protecting Card Data for Merchants
PCI Audit

SAQ D: The Basics of Protecting Card Data for Merchants.