Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

PCI DSS refers to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard created by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), an independent entity founded by major payment card brands, including Visa, JCB International, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. PCI DSS is designed to protect cardholder data and ensure security of payment infrastructure.

Managing distributed IT environments is no easy task. As networks grow increasingly complex and interconnected, centralizing their management becomes a daunting challenge. Traditional tools often fall short, struggling to balance centralized control with the unique configurations and autonomy required at each location. This challenge only amplifies as operations scale, leading to inefficiencies, inconsistencies, and operational silos that hinder productivity.

Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and list ways to explore these trends. This week, we focus on ways to stop attackers and safeguard your organization. It’s a classic warfare method to thwart attacks: deception. Enemies use deception tactics to combat their foes on the battlefield, and it’s a method that’s all too common. But deception in technology? What exactly is that? Is it even a standard practice? It very much is.

Modern businesses are facing a diverse range of cybersecurity threats, from phishing emails to unauthorized access to company data. While restricting access rights and maintaining strict security policies can help, potential insider threats are always a security risk. Organizations must effectively monitor for signs of insider threats to prevent financial loss or the compromise of critical assets.

Next week marks a pivotal moment for Zenity as we gather for our Sales Kickoff (SKO). While SKOs are traditionally about aligning teams on goals and strategies, ours represents much more than that. It’s a celebration of the massive growth in the AI Agent space, the opportunities it creates, and our recommitment to supporting customers as they navigate this transformative and increasingly security-conscious era.

PCI DSS Compliance for SAQ-D Service Providers and Merchants is more critical than ever. Despite widespread awareness of the updated requirements, ot appears that over 90% of service providers remain unaware that they must implement new technical measures for the iFrames (with payment functions loaded) on their customers’ payment pages to meet Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1.

PowerSchool, a widely used cloud-based and on-premises platform, experienced a data breach reported on December 28, 2024. The platform helps K-12 schools manage student and teacher information, including Personally Identifiable Information (PII), attendance records, grades, medical information, and Social Security numbers. The breach affected both cloud and on-premises customers after a compromise of maintenance account credentials allowed the threat actor to exfiltrate sensitive data.