Data Privacy Day 2018

by Sarah Harvey / December 20, 2022

Are You Doing Enough to Protect Customer Data? In a highly data-driven world, protecting the privacy of customer data is more important than ever. January 28th, a day dedicated as Data Privacy Day, is an international holiday meant to help raise awareness about data privacy best practices. Encouraging companies and individuals to value privacy will help to create a culture of privacy and embolden everyone to properly safeguard data and…

HITRUST Update: What’s New in HITRUST CSF v9

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

HITRUST released the HITRUST CSF v9 as more and more organizations look to the CSF as a way to ensure security and compliance with relevant laws. This new release displays HITRUST’s continuing “evolution of the HITRUST CSF in providing organizations with a comprehensive, common approach to managing information privacy and security risks, including cyber.” In an effort to ease the burden of overwhelming compliance demands with all of the requirements…

KRACK Security Flaw: What We Need to Know

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

Last month, researchers discovered a new weakness found in the WPA2 protocol (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2), the security method which protects all modern Wi-Fi networks, known as the KRACK security flaw. Although there is no evidence at this time that the KRACK vulnerability was maliciously exploited, this still raises many concerns for both personal and enterprise wireless devices. What is the KRACK Security Flaw? The KRACK security flaw, which stands…

PCI DSS: Important Updates Due February 2018

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

Effective February 1, 2018, there are new PCI DSS requirements that could have a significant impact on your PCI compliance. If you haven’t started working to meet these new requirements, you should make plans to speak with your auditor about how to start implementing these changes. The nine new PCI DSS requirements will be considered best practice until February 1st. These requirements are: New PCI DSS Requirements for Everyone Requirement…

Equifax Breach: Five Takeaways to Avoid a Cyberattack

by Sarah Harvey / December 19, 2022

Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the U.S., announced last week that a web application flaw exposed 143 million customer records to malicious hackers. Although not the largest breach in size, the Equifax breach may be the largest to date in severity considering the type of PII that was exposed. While mixed reports are speculating over the cause of the breach, criticisms are rising over…