Blog Posts Tagged with "Compliance"
Small Tech Firms Pursue Level 1 Service Provider PCI Compliance
July 01, 2012 Added by:Stacey Holleran
Small technology companies are finding themselves in a unique business situation as prospective clients increasingly request software applications and hosting solutions that can accommodate secure mobile payment transactions, bringing these technology companies to the forefront as “merchant service providers”...
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Call Centers and PCI Compliance
June 28, 2012 Added by:PCI Guru
In a call center environment where operators are taking orders over the phone and accepting credit/debit cards for payment, until the card transaction is either approved or declined, we are talking pre-authorization data. Only cardholder data after authorization or decline is covered by the PCI DSS...
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Five Reasons Why You Need an Application Security Program
June 28, 2012 Added by:Fergal Glynn
Many organizations looking at application security for the first time struggle with why they should take a programmatic approach to tackling application security. The simple fact is that if someone wants your intellectual property, they are going to use software you bought, built or outsourced to get at it...
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Two Northeast States Updated Breach Notification Statutes
June 27, 2012 Added by:David Navetta
Much time and ink has been spent on the steady stream of data security and breach-related bills that spring up in Congress like mushrooms after a rain. But recently Vermont and Connecticut updated their existing breach notification statutes, highlighting the need to monitor state legislatures...
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Breaking the Enigma Code: Creating a Functioning Compliance Culture
June 25, 2012 Added by:Thomas Fox
New York Times reporter Adam Bryant recently profiled Angie Hicks, one of the co-founders of Angie’s List, who has some interesting observations on leadership that I found applicable to creating a functional compliance effort within an organization, from compliance professionals to ethical leadership...
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Control Systems Company Resolves Criminal Violations
June 25, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Data Systems & Solutions LLC, a company based in Reston, Virginia, that provides design, installation, maintenance, and other services at nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, has agreed to pay an $8.82 million criminal penalty to resolve FCPA compliance violations...
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Data Security: Spokeo in the News
June 23, 2012 Added by:Allan Pratt, MBA
“Spokeo, which compiles dossiers on consumers, agreed to pay $800,000 to settle allegations by the Federal Trade Commission that it sold personal information in violation of the law. From 2008 to 2010, Spokeo sold millions of consumer profiles to human resources departments and recruiters..."
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More on PCI Scoping
June 22, 2012 Added by:PCI Guru
“At least annually and prior to the annual assessment, the assessed entity should confirm the accuracy of their PCI DSS scope by identifying all locations and flows of cardholder data and ensuring they are included in the PCI DSS scope"...
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The Five Most Important Reasons to Perform Network Auditing
June 21, 2012 Added by:Dan Dieterle
Network auditing may sound like an arduous task but, with the right tools and the right approach, it can be an easy to perform and critical aspect of your network management. If you are not yet performing regular network auditing, use these five important reasons to convince management it’s time to start...
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Suing Our Way to Better Security?
June 21, 2012 Added by:Jayson Wylie
It does not seem like the top leaders at organizations are as concerned with others' information as they might be with the bottom line. If organizations do not respond to fear of embarrassment for failing at security, should we start taking them to court to formulate better consumer protections?
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Contracts and Infosec Part 3: Processing and Data Disposal
June 21, 2012 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
The parties should also stipulate their expectations for data return or destruction upon termination of an NDA. The expectations for data return or destruction will be typically molded by a party’s desire to keep compliant with the particular data handling law or regulation to which the party is subject...
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Napoleon’s Invasion of Russia and Risk Management
June 20, 2012 Added by:Thomas Fox
As compliance programs become more mature, you can use the information generated in a risk assessment in a variety of ways to facilitate an overall risk management program. To create an effective risk management system, understand the qualitative distinctions among types of risk an organization faces...
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Companies Focus on Growth But Lag Behind Threats
June 20, 2012 Added by:Bob Radvanovsky
Industries that are regulated or that have to adhere to a standard feel that if they simply follow the requirements that they are secured. This is a misnomer, as adherence to a regulation, governance or compliance standard is a good start, but it does not necessarily mean that an organization is "secure"...
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Bill Gates, the Perfect Game and Your Compliance Program
June 17, 2012 Added by:Thomas Fox
Collins has been looking at corporations for over 25 years to unlock the mystery of what makes a great company tick and discusses twelve questions that leaders must grapple with if they truly want to excel. This list is a good summary of questions that you can and should be posing to your compliance team...
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Contracts and Information Security Part 2: NDAs
June 13, 2012 Added by:Bill Gerneglia
NDAs might include potential liability for unauthorized disclosure of protected personal information, privileged communications (such as lawyer-client or doctor-patient communications), national secrets, or the trade secrets of the company or business partner...
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The Failure Of PCI?
June 13, 2012 Added by:PCI Guru
The biggest problem with PCI DSS standards comes down to the fact that humans are averse to being measured or assessed. Why? It makes people responsible and accountable for what they do, and few people want that sort of accountability – we all much prefer wiggle room in how our jobs are assessed...
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