PCI DSS Compliance Fines and Consequences

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​Data security is one of the highest priorities for modern businesses. Recognizing this critical need, the five major credit card companies formed the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC). In due course, that consortium devised the new Payment...

What is AWS PCI Compliance?

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Blog  What is AWS PCI Compliance? What is AWS PCI Compliance? If your business handles payment card data, you need to be familiar with PCI DSS compliance. But what exactly is this standard, and why is it so important? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard...

How to Select PCI DSS Service Provider Tips

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If your company shares any cardholder data with a third party, that vendor is considered by the payment card industry to be a service provider. As such, it needs to meet pci dss service provider standards to assure and protect the security of the information it holds,...

Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans

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Blog  Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans Internal vs. External Vulnerability Scans Every business owner with a computer network needs to be aware of vulnerability scans, why they are important, how they work and which types of scans should be performed....

PCI Self Assessment Questionnaire

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Blog  PCI Self Assessment Questionnaire PCI Self Assessment Questionnaire Now that data breaches seem to be the order of the day for merchants of all sizes and sales volumes, it makes more sense than ever to take aggressive steps to protect the sensitive data of...