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PCI DSS version 4.0: Is your payment card data security program ready?

CIO

Verizon’s researchers found that payment data comprised 37% of the data compromised in attacks. To avoid the reputational harm and lawsuits that accompany such breaches, businesses must embrace a comprehensive program to comply with PCI DSS v4.0 But how can enterprises know if their payment card data security program is ready?

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PCI compliance: The best defense is a great defense

CIO

Researchers for the 2023 DBIR identified system intrusion, social engineering and basic web application attacks as the most common attack patterns that led to breaches and data theft. This begins with having the right goal for a PCI DSS compliance program, Philipsen notes. Compliance with PCI DSS v4.0

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO

So NCDIT officials took action, creating an internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students, a move that would open up for the organization a new pipeline for talent traditionally underrepresented in the IT industry. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.

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Simplify AppSec program management with Software Risk Manager

Synopsys

In a world where software risk is business risk, you need a robust ASPM solution that simplifies testing, triage and risk management.

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

CIO

Stachowicz also recommends that IT leaders read Verizon’s collection of payment security research and, in particular, the recently released PSR 2023 Payment Security Report insights white paper, which explains the value of advanced PCI program management design. “If “Preparing for PCI DSS v4.0 requires,” he adds. “You

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3 key digital transformation priorities for 2024

CIO

Despite all that, CIOs should add generative AI initiatives to the much longer secondary list of transformation programs. In researching this article, I found gaps where CIOs promised capabilities to stakeholders, but implementations and business impacts have lagged expectations. Luckily, many are expanding budgets to do so. “94%

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What is a project management office (PMO)? The key to standardizing project success

CIO

Debra Chin, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and program manager/consultant with ROC Implementation & Management Group (ROCIMG), describes the PMO more succinctly, saying, “It’s a centralized point that helps manage projects.”