The 2019 Guide to PCI DSS Compliance provides a practical outline of the 12 requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and helps merchants and service providers better understand the steps needed to protect payment data.
GDPR Defense is a compliance portal that contains tools to assist with certain GDPR requirements. It provides a central location to track, train, and report on those efforts.
Analyst Jen Stone presented an education session titled, "Remote Access Security: An Ethical Hack Demo." This presentation focused on how to balance the need for convenient remote access in healthcare with cybersecurity.
SecurityMetrics released their 2019 Guide to HIPAA compliance to help health organizations gain a foundational knowledge of HIPAA, organize their compliance efforts, train employees, and prevent data breaches.
Academy is a free program that prepares employees to take on data security challenges at their organization by educating them in the areas of PCI DSS, HIPAA, GDPR, as well as in general data security basics and best practices.
SecurityMetrics presented "Think Passwords are Enough? Demo: Crack your password in less than 3 minutes", at the PCI SSC's North America Community Meeting.
The Data Security Essentials Evaluation Tool includes 15 new categories from the PCI Council—based on payment acceptance methods—which will help smaller merchants simplify their compliance process and get the most benefit from their efforts.
The PCI SSC Global Executive Assessor Roundtable is an Executive Committee level advisory board comprised of senior executives from PCI assessor companies.
SecurityMetrics attended and spoke at TRANSACT 2018 in Las Vegas. They demoed recently released products and solutions designed to make PCI compliance programs better and simpler.
SecurityMetrics announced the release of their 2018 Guide to PCI DSS Compliance. This 112-page guide is free to download and outlines the 12 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) requirements.
SecurityMetrics announced the release of their new GDPR product: GDPR Defense. Small-to-medium businesses can use GDPR Defense as an everyday portal to address specific mandates of the EU GDPR.
The SecurityMetrics Health Network Portal is the company's newest HIPAA product, designed to help health networks manage and track completion of specific HIPAA requirements.
SecurityMetrics' submission, entitled "Dedication to Quality Assurance and Data Accuracy," highlighted the contact center's diligent efforts to "refine their processes, build strong teams, and implement rigorous quality assurance."
SecurityMetrics demoed their new Health Network Portal while at HIMSS in March of 2018. The portal gives health organizations a real-time overview of network-wide HIPAA compliance efforts, eliminating the need for multiple spreadsheets, better securing patient data, and protecting network reputations.
SecurityMetrics announced the release of PIIscan, a new data discovery tool designed to help organizations discover and deal with unencrypted PII. PIIscan helps organizations comply with security standards like GDPR, PCI DSS, and HIPAA.
SecurityMetrics announced their partnership with Travelport and IATA, a move that will streamline, simplify, and reduce the cost of becoming PCI compliant for all IATA merchants and agents. The PCI DSS certification program gives access to SecurityMetrics Expert, an online tool to guide agents through the self-assessment questionnaire process.
Despite advances in security technology and increased governmental initiatives, attackers will not abandon their pursuit of unprotected patient data. To help organizations protect themselves, SecurityMetrics has released the 2018 Guide to HIPAA Compliance.
Many healthcare organizations still struggle to reach HIPAA compliance, particularly with the HIPAA Security Rule. The 2017 SecurityMetrics Guide to HIPAA Compliance is designed to show how healthcare complies with HIPAA, where organizations struggle with HIPAA compliance, and how healthcare professionals can overcome hurdles in getting HIPAA compliant.
SecurityMetrics announced an agreement with North American Bancard (NAB) today to help thousands of its merchants increase data security and report PCI compliance. Technology-focused NAB chose SecurityMetrics for its unique ability to cater to its wide variety of merchant levels through a custom PCI compliance program.
SecurityMetrics, a leading provider in data security and compliance reporting, today announces the release of SecurityMetrics Managed Firewall. The firewall is managed in-house by data security engineers in its Security Operations Center.
For many businesses, external vulnerability scanning, while necessary, can become cumbersome and take a lot of time, especially if your organization is large, or deals with a lot of IP addresses. SecurityMetrics released its latest product, Perimeter Scan, to help organizations discover external vulnerabilities on their network and help meet compliance with financial (PCI DSS) and healthcare (HIPAA) mandates. Perimeter Scan is aimed specifically for larger organizations that have more complex network configurations and IP ranges that require a simplified form of scan management.
Businesses are still struggling with storing unencrypted cardholder data. SecurityMetrics' latest PANscan report revealed that 61% of businesses store unencrypted PAN data, and 10% of businesses store magnetic stripe data. In six years, PANscan has found more than 1.4 billion unencrypted card numbers on business networks.
SecurityMetrics has released its new HIPAA report, giving details about the status of HIPAA in healthcare. The report displays the results of a survey of over 300 health organizations. It also gives tips on becoming compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule, and shows possible HIPAA budgets for small and medium/large entities.
Vectra Corp and SecurityMetrics have formed an agreement that SecurityMetrics will conduct incident response and forensic investigations for merchants in Australia and the Asia Pacific region. Vectra selected SecurityMetrics because of its comprehensive services, extensive experience, and expert tools that provide a fast recovery solution for compromised merchants...
Not only are most healthcare providers overwhelmed by the 157 requirements mandatory for HIPAA compliance, they also may not possess a solution to document HIPAA requirements they've already completed. The SecurityMetrics HIPAA Dashboard, an easy-to-update online interface that doubles as a documentation tool, simplifies the HIPAA compliance process into straightforward actionable steps for healthcare providers. Within The SecurityMetrics HIPAA Dashboard, a customized to-do list...
For organizations looking to secure their data, SecurityMetrics has developed an educational learning center packed with important and actionable issues affecting businesses' ability to reach and maintain compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and other information security topics. The SecurityMetrics Learning Center features hundreds of unique content pieces, including...
Without regular network security audits to provide in-depth and unbiased critiques of an organization's true security posture, many organizations fall back into poor data security habits that could result in a widespread data breach. Deficient security practices are the motivation behind third party data security and compliance company SecurityMetrics' PCI DSS and HIPAA Audit services, recently awarded for information security excellence by Info Security Products Guide...
Detecting over 22,000 vulnerabilities per day, SecurityMetrics has successfully completed the testing phase of the PCI scanning vendor program and recertified as an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) for the tenth consecutive year. SecurityMetrics' award-winning External Vulnerability Scanning services help businesses identify external network weaknesses, such as web server misconfiguration and vulnerable SSL versions, which could allow attackers access to compromise a business network...
Businesses continue to struggle with the prohibited storage of unencrypted customer payment data. In its fourth study on unencrypted card data, SecurityMetrics' patented card discovery tool PANscan® found that 61% of businesses store the unencrypted 16-digit sequence on the front of credit cards, also known as the Primary Account Number (PAN). In the recently released Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard 3.0 (PCI DSS), merchants are instructed that, "Protection methods such as encryption, truncation, masking, and hashing are critical components of cardholder data protection" in PCI DSS Requirement 3...
To simplify the complex changes of the newest Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) that officially launched on January 1, 2015, SecurityMetrics created a new merchant portal to help users validate accurate compliance with PCI 3.0. "PCI 3.0 brings about new standards, longer SAQs, additional scanning requirements, and complex answering options," said Bill Davis, Product Development Director at SecurityMetrics. "With our new PCI 3.0 portal, we keep it simple."
Not only do HIPAA security gaps negatively affect consumers and patients, but they also cost the healthcare industry time, money, and hard-earned reputation. The Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) and data security leader SecurityMetrics have partnered to address security challenges with a new program that helps UHIN members meet federal data security regulations and increase the safety of their electronic environments...
With the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reporting an average of 166,000 records breached per week in 2014, the healthcare industry desperately needs Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance and general network security assistance. SecurityMetrics Guided HIPAA Compliance supports the protection of patient data and was created to help healthcare professionals develop security self-sufficiency...
In order to understand more about the healthcare industry's recent surge of breaches, SecurityMetrics recently released The Healthcare Security and Compliance Survey to help pinpoint common security weaknesses in healthcare organizations. The survey will touch on many essential patient health data protections, including new requirements from the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule...
In its third study on unencrypted card data, SecurityMetrics' 5-year-old patented card discovery tool PANscan® found that 63.86% of businesses store the unencrypted 16-digit sequence on the front of credit cards, also known as the Primary Account Number (PAN). SecurityMetrics also found 7% of businesses store the magnetic stripe data on the back of credit cards...
To more easily decipher complicated HIPAA security requirements, SecurityMetrics produced the HIPAA Snippets series, a sequence of 60-second videos outlining best practices for healthcare practices to comply with technical HIPAA requirements. Tackling topics such as social media compliance and remote access, HIPAA Snippets covers complex subjects in ways office managers nationwide can understand...
Running thousands of scans per day, SecurityMetrics has successfully recertified as an Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council (SSC) for the ninth consecutive year. A leading provider of data security and compliance solutions, SecurityMetrics' award-winning External Vulnerability Scanning services...
SecurityMetrics, a data security and compliance company, was named 2014 Business Partner of the Year at the Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) TRANSACT 14 meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 9. The ETA Star Awards recognize individuals and companies that have made a significant difference...
SecurityMetrics was awarded Best of State, Utah's premier recognition and awards program, in the Business Services category for its Guided HIPAA Compliance product. This is the second recognition SecurityMetrics has received for its healthcare compliance services in 2014. SecurityMetrics Guided HIPAA Compliance is a simplified, risk-based approach to HIPAA security created specifically for smaller healthcare practices. The program is fully supported by live consultants who help organizations achieve HIPAA compliance...
Info Security Products Guide has named SecurityMetrics PCI Suite a winner of the 2014 Global Excellence Awards in the PCI Compliance category. SecurityMetrics PCI Suite was designed to streamline Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance processes for small and large organizations, and helps decrease business resources spent completing certain security requirements...
SecurityMetrics was presented with a bronze StevieⓇ Award in the Healthcare Customer Service Department of the Year category for the eighth annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The award recognizes the live consultants that help organizations prepare for, achieve, and uphold HIPAA security compliance requirements...
Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named SecurityMetrics PCI Suite a finalist for the 10th Annual 2014 Global Excellence Awards in the PCI Compliance category. These prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced products and solutions that help set the bar...
To supplement outdated community guidance on penetration testing, SecurityMetrics, PSC, and @Sec proposed a Payment Card Industry (PCI) Special Interest Group (SIG) to enable further clarification of PCI DSS Information Supplement: Requirement 11.3 and minimize inconsistencies in testing methodology...
In order to assist businesses with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance, recently launched SecurityMetrics PCI DSS Training teaches employees to make better data handling decisions, avoid situations that may lead to card data compromise, and more efficiently safeguard sensitive customer information...
In order to assist organizations with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, recently launched SecurityMetrics HIPAA Security and Privacy Training teaches healthcare personnel to make better patient data handling decisions, avoid situations that may lead to data compromise, and more efficiently safeguard sensitive patient information...
After a successful Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) audit performed by SecurityMetrics, European Payment Services Ltd., (EPS) has become the first entity in the world to validate its point-to-point encryption solution...
To address the HIPAA responsibility now assumed by business associate (BA) employers, SecurityMetrics created a program that painlessly guides covered entities through BA HIPAA compliance management...
SecurityMetrics today announced the release of its Guided HIPAA Compliance program designed to enable office managers nationwide to pragmatically achieve compliance...
Acquirers and ISOs now have a simple way to check merchants' mobile processing security: SecurityMetrics MobileScan, an app created for merchants to identify potential security threats...
Organizations that use mobile smartphones and tablets to process, transmit, or store sensitive data now have access to an app that helps users secure private information...
The SecurityMetrics' After Hours Gaming League (AHGL) team won the League of Legends League B championships and donated the $1,000 winnings to Make-A-WishⓇ...
