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Also "SaaS" Can Become "PaaS" If You're Not Careful The PCI Security Standard Council finally released its PCI DSS Cloud Computing Guidelines this month, and the Guidelines are not kind to Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, or to Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions that behave like PaaS. In the document, the…
We are happy to announce that version 7.4 of SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager ships the DISA STIG, NIST FISMA, and PCI DSS compliance reports out of the box. Wait -- that's not all! For DISA STIGs, we now support Brocade, Dell, Cisco, Juniper, and Palo Alto. The NIST FISMA and PCI reports have been developed for…
Since the inception of PCI DSS, organizations have put a number of protective mechanisms into place. As retailers, card processors and other PCI-DSS covered entities have evolved their security mechanisms – so has the hacking community. Credit card information can sell for a considerable sum in online black markets, and it…
Penetration testing or pen testing is a cool job. I’m telling you this before even we take a look at what it is and how it can be done. It’s a kind of white hat hacking practice. Another wacky jargon? Trust me that’s a cool job too. Now, really how many of us will want to get paid legitimately for hacking? This simply…
Well, as you might have heard, the final version of the PCI DSS 3.0 requirements will be up only by November 2013 and it would be effective from January 2014. Alright, it’s time to get a glimpse of the proposed changes in the newer version. PCI Requirement No. Current PCI DSS Standard Proposed PCI DSS Update for 3.0 on top…
Working closely with IT security admins, I sense that almost everyone wants to ensure confidentiality, integrity and security. But why? More and more organizations are realizing that they are vulnerable to disruption in security operations and confidential information breaches. Of course, not to miss out on the…
I just finished reviewing the PCI DSS control objectives and as best I can tell LEM will address the following objectives: 10.2, 10.3, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7. The document locate HERE indicates that it will address 10.4 through I am not sure how? I would like to get confirmation that this all sounds correct and know if I…
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