by Omega | Dec 31, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Malware, Online Cloud Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0, Wireless Security
2014 is ending with data security being a high-priority issue for the payment card industry. Visa recently introduced the PCI DSS enforcement plan for 2015 which mandates the following: Merchants and Service Providers who have never done PCI DSS compliance validation...
by Omega | Dec 16, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Cloud Security, Security Strategist, Wireless Security
The latest in cyber security is unauthorized https certificates originating from known name authentic vendors! How does this happen? What can you do to prevent it? Online digital certificates are used by Web servers for identification purposes and to encrypt traffic...
by Omega | Sep 18, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Cloud Security, Wireless Security
This relates to background checks, policies, and procedures of PCI DSS. In this case, access to personal and confidential information could have been given to the wrong individuals. However, if the role of a job requires that the person handle...
by Omega | Jun 24, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Mobile Device Management - MDM, New Technology, Online Cloud Security, Videos
Technology is always cool especially if it looks good, has the needed features, and can be shown off by actually wearing them. Take for example the smart watches. They are a combination of a wrist watch, navigation system, wearable computer, PDA, radio, camera, video,...
by Omega | Jun 6, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Level 2, Online Cloud Security, PCI
Researchers Uncover Holes That Open Power Stations to Hacking An article on Wired from this morning reports, “a pair of researchers have uncovered more than two dozen vulnerabilities in products used in critical infrastructure systems that would allow attackers...
by Omega | May 22, 2014 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Disaster Recovery, Level 2, Online Cloud Security, PCI, PCI DSS 3.0, Systems Management, Wireless Security
PCI Compliance can be a hassle. However, the real issue to businesses and retailers centers on perception of expense. What is the cost of compliance and what do retailers truly get in return? To begin with, let’s unmask a few myths around PCI Compliance 1. PCI...
