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PCI Scope Categories: Keep Your Card Data Separate

Learn what PCI scope categories your systems fall into.

New Multi-Factor Authentication Clarification and Supplement: The Principles You Should Know

MFA is an additional layer of security you should apply to all of your sensitive data.

Petya Ransomware Outbreak: What to Know

For some preventative measures, back up your files regularly and keep your anti-virus software up to date.

PCI SAQ C: Securing Your Payment Application

See what’s required for PCI SAQ C.

PCI DSS Requirement 9: Upping Your Physical Security

PCI requirement 9 is all about physical security.

PCI Standards: Which PCI SAQ is Right for My Business?

PCI Standards: Which PCI SAQ is Right for My Business? A PCI Self-Assessment Questionnaire (PCI SAQ) is a merchant’s statement of PCI compliance.

Our Top 5 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2017

Start 2018 with our top blogs to help you with your data security and compliance efforts.

PCI Advice for New ISOs

PCI advice for new ISOs. Here are three tips to help Independent Sales Organizations (ISOs) better position their PCI program

Employee Security Training Tips: Social Engineering

More often than not, data breaches are the result of an attack that takes advantage of our inattention and naiveté: social engineering.

PIIscan: Find and Secure Unencrypted Personal Data

SecurityMetrics PIIscan helps you find unencrypted data and comply with security mandates.

PANscan 2020 Study Shows Unencrypted Credit Card Data Storage Up

Card data discovery tools help businesses find unencrypted card data and other sensitive information on systems and devices.

New (And Old) Apache Struts Flaw: CVE-2016-1000031

Apache Struts developers released another security announcement on November 5, 2018

SolarWinds Data Breach and SecurityMetrics Response

The SolarWinds breach affects SolarWinds’ Orion products and is rapidly evolving. SecurityMetrics does NOT use SolarWinds Orion’s Network Management System tools (NMS) products.

Small Business Cybersecurity Tools

We have compiled these small business cybersecurity tools to help you maintain PCI compliance.

Prevent IoT Ransomware: Best Practices from the SecurityMetrics SOC

Prevent IoT Ransomware: Threat Report and Best Practices from the SecurityMetrics SOC. The Internet of Things, also known as IoT, refers to physical objects that are connected to and send data across the Internet.

Infographic: Reduce PCI Scope, Reduce Workload

Learn how to reduce your PCI scope.

Infographic: Cybercriminals Love When You Use Remote Access

Remote access technology has been turned against us by cybercriminals.

Is Your Credit Card Data Leaking?

Learn how you can reduce your liability by learning about the hazards of ‘unintended’ credit card storage.

Is Working From Home HIPAA Compliant?

Attackers target organizations that utilize remote access applications.

PCI Compliance Scanning Requirements

Learn about PCI compliance scanning requirements.

Is Your Business Prepared for the Physical Security Threat?

Train employees to stop and question anyone who does not work for the company, especially if the person tries to enter back office or network areas.

PCI DSS 3.0: 10 Commonly Asked Questions

Because PCI 3.0 introduces more SAQs, SecurityMetrics offers combination SAQs when more than one SAQ applies.

My OCR Audit, and How I Survived: a HIPAA Audit Checklist

Doreen Espinoza answers some tough questions about her audit with the HHS.