October Cybersecurity Awareness Month

February 3, 2025

Held every October, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) is a collaborative effort between government and industry to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and to ensure that all Americans have the resources they need to be safer and more secure online.

Why Data Breaches Happen

Data breaches are targeted attacks that are typically carried out by exploiting system vulnerabilities. These attacks can occur for multiple reasons, including using out of date software that can create a hole that allows an attacker to input malware onto a computer to steal user data.

Protect Yourself From Data Breaches

1. Understand your network and minimize your data inventory.

2. Safeguard your data by utilizing encryption.

3. Educate your employees by requiring mandatory end of the day computer shutdowns.

4. Implement password protection by adding time out features for all computers.

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P2PE vs E2EE: Common Pitfalls and Deployments

Point-to-Point Encryption (P2PE) in the payment card industry involves deploying a recognized solution by the PCI council, where hardware, processes, and technology undergo rigorous testing against the current P2PE Standard v3.1 or earlier versions. The P2PE standard combines a recognized and certified PTS device with software and encryption methods to allow cardholder data to be encrypted upon swipe and transmitted encrypted throughout the merchant environment until decrypted within a decryption environment, inaccessible to the merchant.

2025 PCI Compliance Checklist

In today’s rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape, achieving and maintaining PCI compliance is more critical than ever. With the latest update to PCI DSS 4.0.1, businesses must adapt to meet new standards designed to enhance security and flexibility. This updated PCI Compliance Checklist outlines the essential steps for staying compliant while optimizing your organization’s security posture.

PCI Data Security Standard Myths

As with many things in popular culture, the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has many myths associated with it. The PCI DSS has existed for many years and despite the efforts of the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) and industry experts, many misconceptions and myths persist. Below we will cover some common PCI DSS myths vs. the reality.

Understanding Scope for PCI DSS

Get Prepared For PCI DSS v4.0

The PCI DSS standard is largely responsible for dictating the way organizations all over the world approach cybersecurity and the protection of credit card data. As v4.0 of the standard approaches, organizations should aim to identify and plan updates for the aspects of their security and compliance programs that are most likely to be affected.

How your Remote Workforce impacts PCI DSS Compliance

Employees of companies of all sizes are now either required to shelter in place or State and Government lock-downs are forcing companies to require their employees to work remotely. How will this impact your PCI-DSS Compliance?

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