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Network Diagrams: Key to Compliance and Security

If you were to ask network architects and engineers about their favorite part of the job, I doubt any of them will respond with “creating and maintaining network diagrams.”

PCI 4.0 Summary of Changes

PCI 4.0 summary of changes including new requirements that have been added to the standard.

Scoping for PCI Compliance: What You Need To Know

Scoping is determining what systems are covered or need to be assessed or included as part of your PCI compliance.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 7: Restrict Access

Cardholder data and card systems should only be accessible to those that need that information to do their jobs. Once you’ve implemented access privileges, make sure to document it.

How to Test Your Incident Response Plan

How to test your incident response plan and conduct tabletop exercises.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 6: System Updating And Software Development

System administrators have the responsibility to ensure that all system components (e.g., servers, firewalls, routers, workstations) and software are updated with critical security patches within 30 days of public release.

BlogEngine.NET Directory Traversal + Remote Code execution

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2019-10719, was discovered in BlogEngine 3.3.7 and earlier.

PCI Assessment FAQs

To address some of the most common questions we receive about PCI assessments, we sat down with Lee Pierce, a PCI assessment expert with over 15 years in the industry.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 10: Audit Logs and Log Monitoring

It’s critical that you configure the log monitoring solution correctly so that the appropriate directories, files, security controls, and events are being monitored.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 11: Testing Security

If your organization is required to be PCI compliant, don’t procrastinate beginning the penetration test process.

PCI DSS 4.0 SAQ Questionnaires Q&A

PCI DSS 4.0 SAQ Questionnaires Q&A: While future-dated requirements are not mandatory until March 31, 2025, it's recommended to implement them early for enhanced security.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 9: Improve Your Physical Security

Once you know what systems you need to protect, put controls in place that can log and restrict access to them.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 8: Use Unique ID Credentials

Requirement 8 is all about using unique ID credentials.

How Much does GDPR Compliance Cost?

How much does GDPR compliance cost?

Pentesting vs Vulnerability Scanning: What's the Difference?

Discover what the difference is between a penetration test and a vulnerability scan.

6 Steps to Making an Incident Response Plan

Developing and implementing an incident response plan will help your business handle a data breach quickly, efficiently, and with minimal damage done.

6 Phases in an Incident Response Plan

An incident response plan should be set up to address a suspected data breach in a series of phases.

Complying with the GDPR: What You Should Know

GDPR is regulation that will help unite privacy laws across Europe. Here are some answered questions about GDPR Compliance.

Top 15 ASV Scan Vulnerabilities and How to Fix Them

Vulnerability scans search your network and provide a logged summary of alerts you can review and act on. Here are the top 15 ASV scan vulnerabilities and how to fix them.

Auditor Tips: Requirement 12: PCI Compliance Basics

a risk assessment can be the most important part of your overall security and compliance program, since it helps you identify systems, third parties, business processes, and people that are in scope for PCI compliance.

Auditor Tips: Firewall Best Practices

Healthcare organizations of all sizes use firewalls to protect the perimeter of their sensitive networks. Here are some firewall best practices to get you started.

Which Pentest is Right for You?

Determining which type of pentests are best for your organization depends on concerns or needs that are generated from real life security incidents or concerns about security posture for business critical systems or environments.

Performing an SAQ D Service Provider version 4.0 Self-Assessment

Performing an SAQ D Service Provider version 4.0 Self-Assessment: Updates and changes in the new 4.0 standard.