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On October 19, 2011

Security in the Cloud, Private and Public

Where would security fall when our data is in a shared space,  when privacy is of great concern and breaches are occurring every day even in a secure network? Private clouds seem to be the answer.  Private clouds sit in a public facility on a dedicated system with very specific service-level agre ...

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On October 16, 2011

Payment Card Industry requirements increase need for Wireless Intrusion Detection and Prevention Sensors

The consumer marketplace has been rapidly changing with the entry of new wireless devices, and so are the needs to protect consumer information from leaking through these devices. PCI requirements and other security standards mandated by the government for wireless devices focus on vulnerability m ...

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On October 13, 2011

Security policies for mobile devices

Companies may have to start spelling out security policies for mobile devices since there are no written ones, or if they do exist, they are ambiguous. Employees are provided with mobile phones so they are reachable any time, any where.  This means the employee may answer the phone while drivin ...

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On October 10, 2011

Staying compliant is not easy

Recent articles on compliance from the 2011 Verizon Payment Card Industry Compliance Report  and Read More

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On October 4, 2011

Securing Physical Imprint Data or Continuing Business during a power outage

Many merchants have physical imprint devices to allow for transactions through the event of a power outage. While imprint receipts contain sensitive data, merchants using this form of a point-of-sale backup can still remain compliant. To comply with PCI DSS requirements, the merchant must maintain t ...

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