If your organization has complied with the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) for any length of time, the most recent release (PCI 4.0) is probably not news to you. In fact, despite the new version PCI compliance may feel like business as usual for you. ASV scanning, penetration testing, and a comprehensive compilation of documentation are probably well under way – and you may even have scheduled your next audit with a QSA. Easy, right?
In our last installment of this series, we were introduced to some dangerous characters one might encounter on darknets. This week, we will finish out that list, looking into both organized groups and individuals. Wrapping my head around why people do what they do, and how they execute operations that end up costing corporations millions, is always fascinating.
You’re in your company’s go-to-market meeting. You’re excited about a new cloud application your team is developing. Your leaders are trying to understand the application’s market and ideal clients. Someone in the room suggests, “We should sell this to government agencies.
Penn State University is in hot water again for legal and compliance violations. This time, the activities in question are related to the university’s claim to be compliant under NIST SP 800-171, as required by Executive Order 13556 (2019). As a contractor and partner of the U.S. Government, Penn State is required to implement a minimum set of security controls around Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) it collects, creates, or handles as part of its partnership with the government.
According to Gartner, cloud spending will reach $597.3 billion by the end of 2023. Whether it’s infrastructure as a service (IaaS), a software as a service cloud application (SaaS), or some other use for the cloud, organizations are finally adopting cloud use models that help increase scalability, reliability, and speed, while reducing overhead costs.
Over the past several years, an increasingly fluid work environment has followed trends of modern globalization in the workplace. Leveraging cloud solutions, many companies have let go of historical limitations imposed by on-premises and local solutions. The truth is, cloud outsourcing can be a game changer, as it provides organizations with more cost effective and management friendly software, infrastructure, and computing power than would otherwise be possible.
