SAS 70 Audits and PCI DSS Assessments | What you NEED to Know
SAS 70 audits and PCI DSS Assessments are on everybody’s radar screen today, or though it seems. Particularly, SAS 70 Type II Audits and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) Level I...
View ArticlePCI DSS Compliance for Merchants | A Self-Assessment could be a thing of the...
PCI DSS Compliance for merchants is a hot topic indeed as witnessed by the large and ever growing number of businesses having to comply with PCI DSS. And to be fair, the vast majority can “self-assess”...
View ArticlePCI DSS Compliance | Why it is Working and Will Continue to be Enforced
PCI DSS compliance has taken a lot of shots lately, much of it unfair. Sure, there have been a number of high profile data and security breaches, such as the recent compromise of 130 million payment...
View ArticlePCI DSS Compliance | Watch out for the “Road Blocks”
PCI DSS Compliance, especially on-site reviews conducted by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA), can take an immense amount of time in completing and receiving one’s Report on Compliance (ROC). What...
View ArticlePCI DSS Compliance for Service Providers | A Growing Trend
PCI DSS compliance for service providers is growing at quite an astonishing rate, to say the least. One of the biggest contributors is that of data centers, co-location facilities, and other types of...
View ArticlePCI DSS Roadmap to Compliance | Phase I
Merchants and service providers seeking to become Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) compliant, will need to embark on a structured “PCI DSS Roadmap to Compliance” for ensuring a...
View ArticlePCI DSS Readiness Assessments | Hire a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA)
PCI DSS compliance can be an arduous undertaking for many service providers and merchants in today’s business arena. Add to the fact the many organizations are unsure of the roadmap for PCI DSS...
View ArticlePCI DSS and Service Providers | Common Examples of these Entities
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) provisions call for both merchants and service providers to become PCI DSS compliant. Though the term “merchant” is easily understood, the...
View ArticlePCI Qualified Security Assessor | How to Choose a QSA
Need a PCI Qualified Security Assessor? Curious as to how to choose a QSA? First and foremost, make sure the QSA has ample experience in performing on-site PCI DSS Level 1 assessments for merchants and...
View ArticlePCI Compliance Roadmap | Readiness Assessment | Where to Begin
Looking for a PCI compliance Roadmap? As a Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards Qualified Security Assessor (PCI QSA), I’m often asked about the who, what, where, and why of PCI compliance....
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