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Make Your Auditor Happy: Follow These PCI Audit Requirements
PCI Audit

Similar problems materialize before or during an audit that ultimately slow audit progress.

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Tips to Prepare for a PCI Audit
PCI Audit

Here are some tips on how to prepare for a PCI DSS audit:

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PCI DSS 3: Agent Training Isn't Enough for Contact Center Compliance
PCI Trends

Learn how to secure telephone payments and reduce PCI DSS scope through DTMF payment technology.

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Medical Data Encryption: Keeping Your PHI Secure
HIPAA

Add another layer of security to your organization’s PHI with encryption.

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Integrate 2fa Tech To Correctly Comply with PCI Req. 8.3
PCI

Understand how to integrate 2fa technology to comply with PCI req. 8.3. It's easier to incorporate than you think.

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Implementing HIPAA: A 12-Month HIPAA Plan to Get Compliant
HIPAA Audit

Getting HIPAA compliant doesn't have to be overwhelming.

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PCI DSS 3.2 Changes: What Your Business Needs to Know
PCI Trends

Learn what new requirements 3.2 is implementing into the PCI standard.

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Is Your Business Infected? Malware Trends of 2016
PCI Trends

Malware is improving and evolving right alongside technology and it’s up to you to stay ahead of it.

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PCI DSS 3.2 & 3.2.1 New PCI Requirements for Service Providers: What You Should Know
PCI Trends

Here’s a quick look at the requirements service providers are expected to do for PCI DSS 3.2 and 3.2.1.

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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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How to Start a HIPAA Risk Analysis
Risk Assessment

A risk analysis is the first step in an organization’s Security Rule compliance efforts.

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Lessons from Data Breaches in 2017 and What to Expect in 2018
Forensics

Which data breach predictions came true in 2017 and what to expect for 2018. SecurityMetrics' Forensic Investigations Team has been helping business recover from data breaches and theft for over eighteen years.

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IT Checklists for PCI Compliance
SMB

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 one.

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How to Maintain Security When Employees Work Remotely
Data Security

Helping employees work from home securely is important for all businesses, but with this post we especially want to support SMBs and those companies without large staff or in-house security professionals.

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How to Prevent Ransomware Attacks
Data Security

Ransomware attacks are a type of malware. Malware means “malicious software” or “malicious executable.” On the evil scale, ransomware is near the top. It’s nasty stuff that you don’t want any part of.

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How to Prevent Formjacking and E-commerce Skimming (Magecart Attacks)
Ecommerce Security

The online payments ecosystem is plagued by formjacking attacks that siphon credit card data and other protected information from shopping cart pages.

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Magento 1 End of Life: What You Should Do
Data Security

Ecommerce business owners using Magento 1x need to be aware. All Magento 1 shops are at the end of life. What does that mean?

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Implementing a PCI-Compliant Remote Workforce Setup
PCI

To protect the health of employees from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to minimize the risk of financial losses due to productivity concerns, many companies are making plans to allow for employees to work from home.

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HIPAA Social Media Compliance
HIPAA

Employees who irresponsibly use social media can potentially invite some serious HIPAA violations.

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HIPAA Security Tip: Understand Your Data Flow
HIPAA

Fully understanding where PHI resides takes a lot of interdepartmental communication.

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HIPAA Training Video: Essential Healthcare Compliance Training
Training

Would it surprise you to learn that most breaches originate from healthcare workforce members?

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HIPAA Security vs. EHR Security
HIPAA

Privacy and security are much more than simply having a HIPAA compliant EHR.

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How to Find Time for HIPAA Compliance
HIPAA

Work on these small HIPAA compliance steps for at least 10 minutes per day for an entire month.