Pedo mellon a minno, speak friend and enter
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How to create strong passwords and why that is so important! Much more on the blog, including if Moria’s door was well protected
Checklist: 7 Questions to ask potential hosting providers
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When selecting a reliable, trusted PCI DSS cloud-hosting provider it is critical to understand and investigate the seven main areas outlined below so you can partner with confidence.
PCI DSS Compliance can’t be bought
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Standard: something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model. During my assessments of entities that are facing compliance for the first time, I am quite often asked: “I want to be compliant within date mm/dd/yyyy, can you make sure of that?” My answer is always: “No.” […]
Penetration Testing Guidelines and Best Practices – part 2
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PCI standard explicitly mandates about penetration testing is illustrated in Requirement 11.3. Learn about this, penetration testing and more
Can tokenization reduce PCI DSS audit scope?
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Tokenization replaces cardholder data with an “alias”, a separate random-generated value called a token. Learn more on the blog
The Basics of Penetration Testing in PCI DSS
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A penetration test could be described as but realistic cyber attack that aims to determine how deep an attacker would be able to penetrate
The Two Core Phases of Penetration Testing and PCI Compliance Pitfalls
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When it comes to pen testing, it can always be roughly broken down in to two core phases: scanning and exploiting
Sustainable PCI DSS Compliance
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Reaching the milestone of PCI DSS compliance is a big thing – a great achievement – but staying compliant is the next challenge.
The Importance of Documentation in PCI DSS
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Even the most expensive equipment and sophisticated knowledge in the company isn’t enough to get you through the PCI-DSS compliance process.
Why PCI DSS is important for the hospitality industry
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The fact is that hotels tend to keep card data in several different places, all where card data is vulnerable to theft and intrusions