Category: Compliance Standards

Becoming a Qualified Security Assessor, commonly referred to as a QSA, is a relatively grueling process that is in line with the important role that a QSA plays. In this article, well answer what a QSA is, how you can gain QSA designation, and why using a QSA to audit your cybersecurity is something you should be already doing. This information should provide insight into the role that QSAs play in cyber-security, and allow you to assess whether outsourcing your cyber-security to a QSA designated firm is a good choice given your security needs.

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Your organization may feel as though its ready to be PCI DSS compliant, but do you really understand the complexities that come with this undertaking? The multitude of short and long-term intricacies that your business must adhere to is mind boggling. Are you truly ready to take the blue pill and fall down that rabbit hole for your company’s foreseeable future? Well, if you want to keep accepting credit cards at your point of sale (POS), you’re going to need to do more than just cram before your required PCI compliance scans. When 45% of businesses continue to take card payments even though they fail to comply with payment security regulations, you don’t want to become another data breach statistic. To fully grasp the density of requirements surrounding PCI compliance, follow us down the tunnel where we will detail the 4 levels of PCI compliance and the usefulness of PCI administrative access.

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Life in 2018 is busy. I know, Im right in the thick of it. The thing that just nags the most? Bills. Call me crazy, but I still make payments manually on a regular basis. Then there are some payments I just leave to the autopay overlords. As much as I like being in control, theres something satisfying about having that bill paid on its own. A small amount of pressure swept away from a busy life.

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Why must a payment card processing entity comply with PCI DSS Standard?

Before we answer the question above, lets take a look at the means and motives for a threat actor to act maliciously against any business. The most common motives are money, business records and sensitive data, design plans, business plans, medical records, legal records, business reputation and others. (more…)

Staying on top of the latest in rules and regulations as a business owner is of paramount importance to the long-term viability of your organization. You know it is, yet you find that you become a deer in the headlights when tasked with needing to be compliant when accepting credit card transactions. Where do you start? Do you really need to be compliant? What happens if youre not compliant? Thankfully, this article is your one-stop-shop for the answer to these questions and a myriad of others you may have regarding PCI (Payment Card Industry) DSS (Data Security Standard) compliance. Dive into the topic in greater detail by absorbing this guide that investigates current and future PCI DSS cardholder regulations and requirements, who they apply to, and what you can do to keep your clients cardholder data safe from the constant threat of data breaches.

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