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On April 14, 2014

Florida statute mandates quick notification to individuals affected by a breach

Nowadays everything is done electronically.  To make things even easier large data is stored and accessed in the cloud.  Although this is considered more secure, there are no guarantees.   States are taking more precautions than ever to address personal data security which means businesses must m ...

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On April 4, 2014

How to ensure continuous compliance? Here are some suggestions.

Here are some points  from an article related to establishing an IT control framework. However, this is perfectly applicable for ensuring continuous compliance in retail security as well.  Some sensible high-lev ...

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On March 24, 2014

“Data Vulnerability Can Undo Years of Brand Equity”, this sums it all up.

I read this story today on Adweek and the article sums it all up in the paragraph below. When it comes to data security, most companies are doing nothing, meaning absolutely nothing.  Omega ATC has been urging retailers to take some steps, at least the initial steps recommended to secure their dat ...

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On March 21, 2014

Which version of PCI DSS do retailers need to comply with in 2014? Version 2.0 or 3.0?

The PCI Council officially released PCI DSS version 3.0 in January, 2014.  Many merchants are still working through their PCI Compliance audit that started in 2013 for the requirements of version 2.0.  Clearly, their Report on Compliance (ROC) will be based on providing evidentiary support requir ...

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On March 18, 2014

Staying ahead of the hacker. Remaining on the cutting edge of data security and compliance.

Pundits say in data security, defenders should think like a hacker and protect like a defender and an attacker.  In other words, stay on the offense and defense constantly and all the time.  Make sure you take some basic steps.

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