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On April 23, 2012

Logging – Which controls of PCI DSS SAQ D requirements do they address?

Requirements 10.2, 10.3, also 10.5 upto 10.5.7 deal with logging of events and retention of those events for 365 days. Logging is necessary,

• For retention of audit trail history for at least one year, with a minimum of three months immediately available of analysis
• For reviewing ...
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On April 5, 2012

Cybersecurity: Why larger companies are more successful and better prepared to ward off threats

Larger companies consider cyber threat as a serious issue that could hinder their business.  They follow and keep up with best practice rules. Smaller companies pay less attention to several important areas, and mid-size ones fall somewhere in between the two.  Mid-size companies are inconsist ...

On April 1, 2012

A rudimentary step to data security

That basic a step is data encryption. It is one among many as we all know.  If you start out with database encrytion, there are several ways to go about it.  It could be encryption of an application or encr ...

On March 26, 2012

Access control equals better security and less breaches

This is one of the critical areas of 2012. An absolute must in the IT world is to control access privileges to areas of the network that are key to running a business.  Such as data, applications, operating systems... Organizations may use a mix of solutions to minimize any kind of access risk.  ...

On March 21, 2012

Circumvent cyber threats

Cyber thieves are busy staying ahead.  Here are a few tricks that will keep them on their toes and you somewhat away from their bullets.  Following these guidelines will make you a difficult target to reach.

1. Keep up with updates on applications just as you would your Windows updates.
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