Staying informed about all of the cyber security compliance standards is essential to keeping your company safe from hackers. Read on to learn about the various steps you can take to stay up to date with your industry’s compliance standards.
An Approved Scanning Vendor (ASV) is a PCI-certified company that performs external network vulnerability scans to help organizations identify security weaknesses. Merchants of all sizes are required by the PCI Security Standards Council to conduct these scans regularly to detect vulnerabilities before attackers can exploit them.
In the sections below, we’ll explain how an Approved Scanning Vendor works and how ASVs help businesses maintain PCI compliance.
