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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO

However, managing PCI security compliance across various lines of business within these institutions can be a complex and resource-intensive task. The CCA allows overarching enterprise functions and IT shared services to be assessed separately from the business unit’s products/applications that require PCI security compliance.

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PCI compliance: The best defense is a great defense

CIO

Not surprisingly, Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance is crucially important. Compliance with PCI DSS v4.0 is designed to help to defend against the three most common attack vectors identified in Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Updating the PCI DSS is likewise critical.

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What is GRC? The rising importance of governance, risk, and compliance

CIO

As a result, managing risks and ensuring compliance to rules and regulations along with the governing mechanisms that guide and guard the organization on its mission have morphed from siloed duties to a collective discipline called GRC. What is GRC? GRC is overarching.

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PCI compliance: Is your qualified security assessor up to the task?

CIO

Does your QSA provide actionable insights and recommendations, or just a compliance report? Are they providing strategic guidance or simply providing a compliance report? An effective QSA is a partner who is able to help security and compliance teams better safeguard their systems, applications, devices and data.

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Monetization Monitor: Software Usage Analytics 2020

Usage Data’s Role in Compliance Efforts. Download the report now and see how your company compares. Discovering overuse of software (intentional or unintentional) can reduce revenue leakage, yet nearly half of suppliers are unaware of how much revenue they’re losing to piracy and overuse.

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The Importance of Security and Compliance in Enterprise Applications

OTS Solutions

However, as more organizations rely on these applications, the need for enterprise application security and compliance measures is becoming increasingly important. Breaches in security or compliance can result in legal liabilities, reputation damage, and financial losses.

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Vanta lands $40M to automate cybersecurity compliance

TechCrunch

Vanta , a security compliance automation startup, today announced that it raised $40 million in an extension of its Series B funding round that closed in June, which valued the company at $1.6 ” Vanta offers services designed to enable businesses to meet regulations, compliance standards and laws, like HIPAA and GDPR.

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IDC Analyst Report: The Open Source Blind Spot Putting Businesses at Risk

This IDC report addresses several key topics: Risks involved with using open-source software (OSS) How to manage these risks, including OSS license compliance Business benefits to the organization beyond risk mitigation Software supply chain best practices Key trends in industry and government regulation