How to Save Money with a PCI Forensic Investigator (PFI)
They may seem to have nothing in common, but retailers, nonprofits, universities, banks and law firms do one thing that puts them at risk for a cyber security breach: they accept or work with credit...
View ArticleHealthcare Industry Dodges Catch-22
Healthcare organizations are caught in a daily paradox reminiscent of Joseph Heller’s best-selling novel about WWII, “Catch -22,” a term which has come to mean “a contradictory or self-defeating course...
View ArticleHealthcare IT Security at Risk Due to Business Associate Negligence
Healthcare companies and businesses that do contract work for them may soon be left singing the blues to the tune of an old popular song by The Who. I can hear the new lyrics now: “Too much, Omnibus.”...
View ArticleThe Human Side of Healthcare Data Security
In an earlier blog post from June, we touted the fact that healthcare providers may not be focusing on the right efforts in terms of information security. A recent article in eWeek noted that there’s...
View ArticleDell SecureWorks Launches New Resource Center to Help Organizations Address...
Is your organization required to demonstrate compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)? If so, you’ll want to visit our new PCI Compliance Resource Center. Based on...
View ArticleA Famous Data Security Breach & PCI Case Study: Four Years Later
Heartland Payment Systems (HPS) became famous in January 2009 for something it didn’t want to be famous for: it was the victim of one of the largest data security breaches in U.S. history, with tens of...
View ArticleCan Merchants Avoid PCI Compliance?
When discussing the Payment Card Industry Compliance Data Security Standards (PCI DSS), customers often ask us if there’s a way to avoid it altogether, or at least reduce what’s in scope. That’s...
View ArticlePCI DSS Requirement 8.3: What is two-factor authentication, and when is it...
As a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), Dell SecureWorks conducts many consulting engagements each year with merchants that need help meeting the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI...
View ArticleNew PCI Compliance Guidelines Address E-Commerce IT Security Risks to...
Online shopping is now second nature for many consumers. Unfortunately, ecommerce is equally popular with criminals looking for easy means to steal payment card data. Recognizing this, the Payment Card...
View ArticlePCI Council Releases New Guidelines on Cloud for Merchants, Payment Service...
Cloud computing is becoming more prevalent in the Payment Card Industry (PCI) space for many reasons. Chief among them are the cost savings that cloud computing can offer. With the latest draft of...
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