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The Five-Step PCI DSS 4.0 Transition Checklist

CyberSecurity Insiders

With the boom in digital commerce paired with the increased popularity of contactless payment and cloud-stored accountholder data, the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Security Standards Council decided to re-evaluate the existing standard. Install and maintain network security controls. The current version, PCI DSS v3.2.1,

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MY TAKE: How SASE has begun disrupting IT — by shifting cybersecurity to the ‘services edge’

The Last Watchdog

SASE (pronounced sassy) essentially is a roadmap for infusing privacy and security deeply into the software coding that gives life to our smartphones, IoT devices and cloud infrastructure, i.e. at the “services edge,” where all the action is taking place. Security got bolted on by installing firewalls at web gateways.

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Indictment, Lawsuits Revive Trump-Alfa Bank Story

Krebs on Security

Since 2018, access to an exhaustive report commissioned by the U.S. “Not including me, they’ve subpoenaed some people who are significant, consistent and important contributors to the security of American networks against the very attacks coming from Russia,” Camp said. In 2018, U.S.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Accel Investments. BVP Investments.

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MY TAKE: What it takes to beat cybercrime in the age of DX and IoT: personal responsibility

The Last Watchdog

Year-in and year-out, criminal innovation has far outpaced the effort on the part of companies and governments to defend their business networks, as well as to preserve the sanctity of our private data. 2018 was no exception. The “Meltdown” and “Spectre” exploits paved the way for so-called “microcode hacks” in early 2018.

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How to manage the security risk of remote working

CyberSecurity Insiders

Security misconfigurations and human error. You may be surprised to learn that a staggering 65% of cloud network security breaches are due to a simple case of user error. Security gating that’s based on users rather than devices. So where should businesses be focusing their cybersecurity efforts?

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Wireless Security: WEP, WPA, WPA2 and WPA3 Explained

eSecurity Planet

Most network access control (NAC) solutions support wireless networks in addition to wired ones, and many Wi-Fi routers include access controls like allowlisting or denylisting. Device security is also an important part of wireless network security.