Tag Archives: PCI Compliance

QualysGuard

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Carmelo

Need to learn Qualys? They offer free training on their website in video format. What is QualysGuard you ask? It’s basically a network scanning tool to scan networks to discover new or existing devices, perform compliance and vulnerability checks, and … Continue reading →

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Six Failures of Target’s Non-Compliance

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Carmelo

Ira Winkler, is very well known champion in the security arena who is super busy and he still found time to write this article on ComputerWorld in regards to the 6 Failures of Target. To summarize the article, basically, there … Continue reading →

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Verizon’s 2014 PCI Compliance Report

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Carmelo

The Verizon PCI Compliance Report is available here (good if you DON’T have Adobe Reader) or from it’s original location here (good if you DO have Adobe Reader). The Verizon 2014 PCI Compliance Report uses data and insights drawn directly … Continue reading →

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Targeting Compliance

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Carmelo

As many of you may have heard, Target has had their customer databases compromised. From several sources, such as Krebs on Security and Information Week. The blame falls on Target relying on an external company who remotely manages the HVAC … Continue reading →

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Hackers Target HVAC to Target Target

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Carmelo

Here is a link to Krebs On Security in regards to how Target hackers broke in via an HVAC Company. I would be weary about phishing sites that contact you to sign up for credit monitoring, they could be… A … Continue reading →

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