by Carson & SAINT Admin | Oct 29, 2015 | Cybersecurity 101, Security & Protection
By Diane Reilly, Vice President of IT Services How well do you know your third-party vendors? Recent history shows us not as well as you should. The Home Depot hack is still fresh in everyone’s mind. It was just over a year ago when criminals stole the credentials of...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Oct 7, 2015 | Compliance
By Matthew Brincefield, Lead Penetration Tester This is the final of a six-part blog series about PCI compliance. Throughout this series, we have referred to the PCI Data Security Standard to lead our discussion on PCI compliance. The PCI DSS has helped us define the...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Sep 29, 2015 | Compliance, Cybersecurity
By Jane Laroussi, CISSP, QSA This is the fifth of a six-part blog series about PCI compliance. In recent weeks, we reviewed and explained PCI validation and reporting requirements, and we discussed the value of a readiness assessment before an official...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Sep 22, 2015 | Compliance, PCI Compliance
By Jane Laroussi, CISSP, QSA This is the fourth of a six-part blog series about PCI compliance. Thus far in this series, we’ve set the stage for achieving PCI compliance. In Part 1, we listed and defined PCI-relevant terms; in Part 2, we discussed how to...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Sep 8, 2015 | PCI Compliance
This is the third of a six-part blog series about PCI compliance. Last week, we discussed how to determine and minimize the scope of PCI compliance. This week, we’ll review and explain PCI validation and reporting requirements. And, you can always refer to part one of...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Sep 2, 2015 | Compliance
This is the second of a six-part blog series about PCI compliance. Last week, we discussed terminology of PCI Compliance, what it is, and to whom it applies. Refer to part one for a glossary of PCI-related terms at any time during the series. This week, we’ll...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Aug 26, 2015 | Compliance, Cybersecurity 101, PCI Compliance
This is the first of a six-part blog series about Payment Card Industry (PCI) compliance. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be discussing PCI, its scope, compliance reporting requirements, readiness assessments, remediation, penetration testing, and vulnerability scans....
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Aug 4, 2015 | Cybersecurity 101, Security & Protection
Working from home can be an efficient way to save you and your business time and money. However, when it comes to cyber security, do you know if your home and work networks are safe? If you’re conducting business on a home device or anywhere outside of the office,...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Jul 28, 2015 | Security & Protection
Why is Security Important to the SDLC? SDLC stands for the Software Development Lifecycle and is used to refer to the process of developing a software product. It is extremely vital to keep security in mind during every step of the process, or as we in the...
by Carson & SAINT Admin | Jul 22, 2015 | Cybersecurity 101
Two-Factor authentication, or 2FA, is a small step that will go a long way in protecting your online accounts. 2FA will provide a second layer of protection to your information and should be used whenever possible at home and work. When a user enables 2FA, they are...
