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Regulatory Compliance and the State of Security

Making Compliance Part of Your Daily Routine, Not Just Once a Year

Making Compliance Part of Your Daily Routine, Not Just Once a Year

by David Spark

Monitor continuously so you don’t get stuck finding out about a breach 3-4 months after it happened.

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Security’s Best Asset are Argumentative Geeks

Security’s Best Asset are Argumentative Geeks

by David Spark

Security geeks love to argue. When is it constructive for the industry and when is it destructive?

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Explaining Information Security, Risk and Compliance to Your Mom

Explaining Information Security, Risk and Compliance to Your Mom

by Cindy Valladares

I’m sure you’ve been at a social party enjoying a good conversation when someone asks you: “So what do you do?”. It’s frustrating sometimes to explain in layman terms what we do as information security professionals. On top of that, it seems like everyone in the industry has his or her own way of defining [...]

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How Safe is Your Credit Card Data?

by Cindy Valladares

Well, that depends on who is responsible for safeguarding your credit card information. This is a case study of how Point is providing better protection to its customers, merchants in Europe. Organization Point is the leading provider of electronic payment solutions in Europe, serving every type of business that require multi-channel payment capabilities: from small [...]

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Yes, We Need More Compliance Specifications.

by Adam Montville

Some of my more recent work is centered on making sense of the available security and compliance frameworks and standards, and I’ve got to be honest with you, it’s not that easy!  While some might argue these things no longer matter, the truth is (as I’ve said before) compliance isn’t dead – it’s just going [...]

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5 things bad guys are thankful for this week

by Dwayne Melancon

For those of us living in the US, this week is when we observe Thanksgiving Day. That is followed by what’s known as “Black Friday,” which is the biggest shopping day of the year for retailers. What does that mean? Other than chaos in the shopping malls and ridiculous traffic, it means lots of credit card transactions which will certainly make the “cyber criminals” salivate.

That got me thinking: If I were a bad guy, what are 5 things I’d be thankful for this week?

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