by Gerdien van den Bosch | Sep 20, 2021 | PCI DSS, Security tips
Companies occasionally get sensitive credit card information (all information required to complete a purchase) via email or by telephone. As QSAs, we believe this is a security risk or, at the very least, poor practice and that it should be on top of mind. All...
by Gerdien van den Bosch | Sep 23, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Information security, Security tips
Cybercriminals are exploiting the situation of the pandemic to launch highly sophisticated cyberattacks on every industry possible. In the first six months of 2020, companies became the target of massive data breaches where hackers sold account credentials, sensitive...
by Gerdien van den Bosch | Aug 19, 2020 | Information security, Security tips
Cloud is amongst the biggest trends and technologies these days because of its exceptional benefits. Migration of mobile, web or desktop-based application to the cloud, enables organizations to stay connected with their target markets by allowing them to access the...
by Gerdien van den Bosch | Mar 4, 2020 | Information security, Security tips
Over the past decade, many organizations have made the choice to use a virtual CISO to either fill this role or complement their current CISO. As security experts, we believe this is a good development because it enhances the security level of companies. What...
by Gerdien van den Bosch | Jan 21, 2020 | PCI DSS, Security tips
Reducing your PCI DSS scope is an effective way to save costs on the PCI audits. Officially it is not required to segment the network or isolate systems that process, transmit or store credit card data. However, without proper network segmentation and isolation of...
by Gerdien van den Bosch | Jan 13, 2020 | PCI DSS, Security tips
Tokenization is an excellent data security strategy that, unfortunately, only a few companies take advantage of. We believe that it is one of the best security strategies for credit card data and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) scope reduction....