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 external vulnerability scan is one of the most important steps your organization can take to secure its network perimeter. These scans identify weaknesses before hackers can exploit them, reducing the risk of costly attacks. To put this in perspective, ransomware damage costs exceeded $5 billion last year, a staggering 15-fold increase compared to 2015.
Under the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), merchants that process, store, or transmit cardholder data are required to conduct external vulnerability scans regularly. Yet many organizations remain unsure about how these scans work, when to run them, and how they fit into PCI DSS compliance. This blog will break down what to expect so you can prepare with confidence.
