1 in 5 companies fail PCI compliance assessments of their infrastructure

According to a recent poll by SentryBay, the infrastructure of over 21% of surveyed companies has failed key PCI compliance assessments, designed to assist them to maintain high security standards when processing customer card payments. In addition, a … Continue reading 1 in 5 companies fail PCI compliance assessments of their infrastructure

How can companies prioritize contact center security?

Security is front of mind for a lot of organizations these days, especially due to the 400% increase in cyberattacks since the pandemic started. Notable and alarming attacks include those on the federal government by nation-state threat actors using wi… Continue reading How can companies prioritize contact center security?

Can zero trust kill our need to talk about locations?

As security professionals, we have acknowledged for over a decade that our data resides outside our network. Yet, we still talk about strategies for protecting the enterprise vs cloud infrastructure, or access management for branch offices vs remote wo… Continue reading Can zero trust kill our need to talk about locations?

Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management brings security teams the automation they need

Qualys announced CyberSecurity Asset Management (CSAM), built on the Qualys Cloud Platform, to inventory the complete IT ecosystem, detect security gaps and respond to the risk, all from a unified platform. Over the past year, organizations have rapidl… Continue reading Qualys CyberSecurity Asset Management brings security teams the automation they need

Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

The most important and integral part of any data security begins with having firewalls installed in the environment. Not just that, installing firewalls is an essential requirement of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). However… Continue reading Achieving PCI DSS Compliant Firewalls within a Small Business

GigaIO releases FabreX 2.2, offering scalability over a PCIe fabric for AI workloads

GigaIO announced FabreX release 2.2, the native PCI Express (PCIe) Gen4 universal dynamic fabric, which supports NVMe-oF, GDR, MPI, and TCP/IP. This new release introduces an industry first in scalability over a PCIe fabric for AI workloads by enabling… Continue reading GigaIO releases FabreX 2.2, offering scalability over a PCIe fabric for AI workloads

WitFoo releases Precinct 6.1.5, adding advanced indexing and search algorithms

WitFoo announced the release of version 6.1.5 of its Precinct product. This latest version introduces various new capabilities and features. High speed search The 6.1.5 release adds advanced indexing and search algorithms that leverage the innovations … Continue reading WitFoo releases Precinct 6.1.5, adding advanced indexing and search algorithms

Improving Your Security Posture with the Pipeline Cybersecurity Initiative

A few years ago, I worked alongside some oil commodity traders. Environmental concerns aside, I never realized how many parts were required to get the oil out of the ground, not to mention everything else that finally resulted in the production of refi… Continue reading Improving Your Security Posture with the Pipeline Cybersecurity Initiative

Verizon’s 2020 Payment Security Report: Focusing on Strategy

Last year, I wrote about the Verizon Payment Security Report saying it was ”Not Just for PCI.” Verizon liked that post enough to include its introduction in this year’s version. This recognition was a wonderful surprise. Like last year’s report, the 20… Continue reading Verizon’s 2020 Payment Security Report: Focusing on Strategy