PCI DSS compliance is a requirement for any organization that accepts payment cards. There are numerous PCI DSS requirements, all aimed at ensuring your customers’ payment care information is kept safe and secure. One of those requirements, 11.2.2, requires external vulnerability scanning.
PCI DSS, more formally known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, serves as the compliance framework that regulates companies accepting payment cards. It’s a common-sense regulation that basically mandates businesses follow certain security best practices in order to safeguard the sensitive information they collect. It’s what governs all organizations that take payment cards… Read More
PCI DSS affects any organization that accepts payment cards. Turns out that’s most businesses. And it also just so happens that payment cards are a lucrative and enticing target for enterprising cybercriminals. That makes PCI DSS compliance doubly important. Not only are you in line for fines and penalties for non-compliance, but the very relationships that form the foundation of your business – y… Read More
Many organizations view compliance as a binary, you’re either compliant or you’re not. But that’s not necessarily how all compliance frameworks work. Many, like HIPAA and PCI DSS, view compliance in terms of degrees – focusing on how compliant (or not compliant) an organization is rather than looking at it like a yes/no… Read More
